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Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (KIZG) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 10:54 AM ET, Oct 28, KIZG is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Eastern Slopes Regional Airport in Fryeburg, ME, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (KIZG) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fryeburg, ME at a field elevation of 455 ft. KIZG reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 4,200 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 135.775.

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VFR
Observed 1454Z (10:54 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.49"
Temp / Dew
40°F / 4°C
dew 25°F / -4°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 4°C (40°F), altimeter 30.49 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KIZG 281454Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/M04 A3049 RMK AO2 SLP332 T00441039 58004 $

What changed at KIZG?

Since the 1354Z (9:54 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.51 → 30.49 inHg.

Current pilot readout for KIZG

KIZG is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -1,400 ft (field elevation 455 ft). KIZG does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHIE, about 34 nm away.

KIZG by the numbers

What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.

80%
of daylight hours VFR, 2006 to 2025

KIZG reported VFR in 80% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 273 flyable days a year. February is the most reliable month and October the least, with IFR or worse 14% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually a mix of low ceilings (under 1,000 ft 7% of hours) and low visibility (under 3 miles 7%).

66%
of windy hours favor runway 32

Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 32 had the best headwind 66% of the time, runway 14 34%, and winds were calm 55% of hours. Winds most often blow from the west. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.

49
snow days a year

Snow fell on about 49 days a year and freezing rain or drizzle on 9. From December to February KIZG was IFR or worse 12% of the time, against 10% from June to August.

78
fog days a year

Fog was reported on about 78 days a year, and fog or mist on 193. September and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 16% of hours, against 10% in July.

11%
of hours with gusts

Gusts showed up in 11% of hours, typically 9 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 47 kt. April is the windiest month (mean 4 kt) and September 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
14--
32--

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KIZG 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.

  • Runway 14/32
    4,200 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KIZG
    Wind
    14
    no steady wind
    32
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061215Z03Z14Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KIZG weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KIZG

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1005Z (6:05 AM EDT) · 87 NM SW of KIZG · 32,000 ft MSL · A321
occasional light chop turbulence
Show raw report
EEN UA /OV EEN/TM 1005/FL320/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
EEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1005Reported at 10:05 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KIZG

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KIZG reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 2/16 kt
Max gust: 28 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

32
78%
14
22%

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Live KIZG Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KIZG's own weather station.

N1432wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

Asphalt · 4,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (KIZG) with runway 14/32 marked
N ↑

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
Daily 0800-1700 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KIZG
IATA
FRY
FAA LID
IZG
City
Fryeburg
State
Maine
Country
United States
Elevation
455 ft
Coordinates
43.9911, -70.9479
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,200 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KHIE
AWOS/ASOS
135.775 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
6h 12m

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Historical Flying Weather at KIZG

2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index

Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KIZG reported VFR conditions during about 79.8% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 273 VFR flying days a year. February had the most VFR weather; October had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 3.2 kt, calm 43.0% of the time.

VFR Score
56
Wind Score
92
Reliability Score
32
National VFR rank
#439 of 1,400
Regional rank
#1
State rank
#1
Full historical breakdown
Daylight VFR
79.8%
MVFR
10.2%
IFR
6.5%
LIFR
5.1%
Est. VFR days/yr
273
Most VFR month
February
Fewest VFR month
October
Median ceiling
4,000 ft
Median visibility
10 sm
Calm wind
43.0%
Median wind
3 kt
Gusty hours
11.1%
Crosswind >15 kt
0.1%
Fog/mist days/yr
193
Thunderstorm days/yr
17
Summer density alt
1,719 ft

Flight category by month

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
VFRMVFRIFRLIFR
KIZG monthly flight-category distribution, 2006–2025
MonthVFR %MVFR %IFR %LIFR %
Jan79.39.86.44.5
Feb81.37.16.64.9
Mar81.38.25.64.9
Apr79.610.66.33.5
May76.112.07.34.6
Jun76.211.67.94.2
Jul80.810.25.33.7
Aug80.39.85.74.2
Sep75.410.26.57.9
Oct73.712.57.16.8
Nov80.59.15.35.1
Dec74.410.88.46.4

Average wind by month

0.02.44.7JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
KIZG average wind by month, 2006–2025
MonthMean wind (kt)
Jan3.2 kt
Feb3.7 kt
Mar4.2 kt
Apr4.2 kt
May3.8 kt
Jun3.2 kt
Jul2.7 kt
Aug2.4 kt
Sep2.4 kt
Oct2.8 kt
Nov3.2 kt
Dec3.1 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 Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (KIZG)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Eastern Slopes Regional Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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