Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (KFVE) Aviation Weather: METAR & TAF
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Live aviation weather for Northern Aroostook Regional Airport in Frenchville, ME, including METAR, TAF, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (KFVE) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Frenchville, ME at a field elevation of 987 ft. KFVE reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 4,600 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 135.725.
What changed at KFVE?
Since the 1553Z (11:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.34 → 30.31 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KFVE
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KFVE by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KFVE reported VFR in 68% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 202 flyable days a year. July is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 25% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually a mix of low ceilings (under 1,000 ft 9% of hours) and low visibility (under 3 miles 9%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 32 had the best headwind 61% of the time, runway 14 39%, and winds were calm 7% of hours. Winds most often blow from the northwest. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in 1% of hours.
Snow fell on about 104 days a year and freezing rain or drizzle on 14. From December to February KFVE was IFR or worse 21% of the time, against 13% from June to August.
Fog was reported on about 89 days a year, and fog or mist on 183. November and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 18% of hours, against 9% in May.
Gusts showed up in 21% of hours, typically 8 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 63 kt. March is the windiest month (mean 10 kt) and August the calmest.
Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 4,600 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 32 | 4,600 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KFVE runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 14/324,600 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KFVEWind
- 14
- no steady wind
- 32
- no steady wind
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 15→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KFVE weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at KFVE
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KFVE reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 32
- 68%
- 14
- 32%
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Live crosswind meter
KFVE's weather station isn't reporting right now.
Live wind is temporarily unavailable.
Asphalt · 4,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 14/32 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0830-1700 local; Sat-Sun 1000-1600 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KFVE
- IATA
- WFK
- FAA LID
- FVE
- City
- Frenchville
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 987 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.2855, -68.3128
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KFVE
- AWOS/ASOS
- 135.725 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 3h 57m
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Nearby airports
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5 airportsHistorical Flying Weather at KFVE
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KFVE reported VFR conditions during about 68.2% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 202 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 8.1 kt, calm 5.3% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56.2 | 25.1 | 11.3 | 7.4 |
| Feb | 63.4 | 18.7 | 11.1 | 6.9 |
| Mar | 68.1 | 14.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Apr | 69.9 | 13.4 | 7.2 | 9.5 |
| May | 75.3 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 7.3 |
| Jun | 74.1 | 11.6 | 6.5 | 7.8 |
| Jul | 78.8 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| Aug | 78.6 | 9.2 | 5.2 | 7.0 |
| Sep | 75.1 | 11.9 | 5.5 | 7.5 |
| Oct | 68.2 | 15.4 | 7.4 | 8.9 |
| Nov | 58.0 | 22.8 | 8.8 | 10.4 |
| Dec | 49.2 | 25.7 | 13.7 | 11.3 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 8.8 kt |
| Feb | 9.2 kt |
| Mar | 9.6 kt |
| Apr | 9.1 kt |
| May | 8.2 kt |
| Jun | 7.2 kt |
| Jul | 6.4 kt |
| Aug | 6.4 kt |
| Sep | 7.0 kt |
| Oct | 7.8 kt |
| Nov | 8.5 kt |
| Dec | 8.7 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (KFVE)
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