Laconia Municipal Airport (KLCI) Aviation Weather: METAR
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Live aviation weather for Laconia Municipal Airport in Laconia / Gilford, NH, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Laconia Municipal Airport (KLCI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Laconia / Gilford, NH at a field elevation of 545 ft. KLCI reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 5,890 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 133.525.
What changed at KLCI?
Since the 1356Z (9:56 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1356Z (9:56 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KLCI
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KLCI by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KLCI reported VFR in 80% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 260 flyable days a year. August is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 15% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 8% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 4%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 26 had the best headwind 75% of the time, runway 08 25%, and winds were calm 27% of hours. Winds most often blow from the west. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Snow fell on about 29 days a year. From December to February KLCI was IFR or worse 12% of the time, against 6% from June to August.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 19 days a year. 82% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in July when storms were in the air 1% of the time.
Gusts showed up in 16% of hours, typically 7 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 49 kt. April is the windiest month (mean 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | 5,890 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 26 | 5,890 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KLCI 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 08/265,890 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KLCIWind
- 08
- no steady wind
- 26
- 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 6→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KLCI 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KLCI
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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RUT UA /OV RUT230015/TM 1441/FL310/TP E75L/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
RUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RUT230015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1441Reported at 14:41 UTC.FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.Show raw report
ALB UA /OV CAM/TM 1006/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
ALB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CAMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1006Reported at 10:06 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.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.Show raw report
BDL UA /OV BDL090020/TM 0946/FL280/TP B39M/TB NEG
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BDL090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0946Reported at 09:46 UTC.FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KLCI
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KLCI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 26
- 77%
- 08
- 23%
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Live crosswind meter
KLCI's weather station isn't reporting right now.
Live wind is temporarily unavailable.
Asphalt · 5,890 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26 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 · Jet A+
- Attended
- May-Oct Daily 0700-1900 local; Nov-Apr Daily 0800-1800 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high & low pressure · Bulk, high & low pressure
- 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
- KLCI
- IATA
- LCI
- FAA LID
- LCI
- City
- Laconia / Gilford
- State
- New Hampshire
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 545 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.5727, -71.4189
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,890 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KCON
- AWOS/ASOS
- 133.525 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 6h 25m
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Historical Flying Weather at KLCI
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KLCI reported VFR conditions during about 79.6% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 260 VFR flying days a year. August had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 5.4 kt, calm 23.8% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 76.7 | 12.3 | 6.5 | 4.5 |
| Feb | 78.7 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 4.4 |
| Mar | 79.6 | 10.3 | 5.8 | 4.4 |
| Apr | 79.6 | 11.6 | 6.3 | 2.6 |
| May | 78.4 | 12.7 | 6.0 | 2.9 |
| Jun | 78.6 | 13.9 | 5.7 | 1.9 |
| Jul | 84.6 | 10.5 | 3.7 | 1.3 |
| Aug | 85.1 | 10.3 | 3.2 | 1.5 |
| Sep | 81.6 | 10.5 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
| Oct | 74.1 | 14.7 | 6.6 | 4.6 |
| Nov | 78.3 | 12.4 | 5.3 | 4.0 |
| Dec | 71.5 | 13.9 | 8.3 | 6.3 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5.9 kt |
| Feb | 6.1 kt |
| Mar | 6.2 kt |
| Apr | 6.3 kt |
| May | 5.6 kt |
| Jun | 5.0 kt |
| Jul | 4.6 kt |
| Aug | 4.3 kt |
| Sep | 4.3 kt |
| Oct | 5.1 kt |
| Nov | 5.6 kt |
| Dec | 5.6 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 Laconia Municipal Airport (KLCI)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Laconia Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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