North Central State Airport (KSFZ) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 4:56 AM ET, Oct 28, KSFZ is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for North Central State Airport in Pawtucket, RI, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
North Central State Airport (KSFZ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pawtucket, RI at a field elevation of 440 ft. KSFZ reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 15/33), the longest 5,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 120.025.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 2°C (35°F), altimeter 30.46 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSFZ 280856Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM CLR 02/M03 A3046 RMK AO2 SLP316 T00171033 51001 FZRANO $
What changed at KSFZ?
Since the 0756Z (3:56 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0756Z (3:56 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KSFZ
KSFZ is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately -1,700 ft (field elevation 440 ft). KSFZ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPVD, about 12 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05FAV | 5,000 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 33 | 3,211 ft | ASP | 2 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 15 | 3,211 ft | ASP | 2 kt tail | 4 kt left |
| 23 | 5,000 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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KSFZ runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 05/235,000 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KSFZWind
- 05
- 5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 23
- 5 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 15/333,211 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KSFZWind
- 15
- 2 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 33
- 2 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KSFZ 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 KSFZ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KSFZ reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 89%
- 33
- 8%
- 23
- 3%
- 15
- 0%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KSFZ's own weather station.
Wind is 12° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23, 15/33 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
- Sun-Sat 0700-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Other services
- Charter · Glider service · Flight instruction · Parachute jumping · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KSFZ
- IATA
- SFZ
- FAA LID
- SFZ
- City
- Pawtucket
- State
- Rhode Island
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 440 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.9208, -71.4914
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KPVD
- AWOS/ASOS
- 120.025 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 43m
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Within 25 NM
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SFZ's real runway layout on the back, elevation and tower frequency on the front. Add your tail number on the sleeve.
Pilot PIREPs for North Central State Airport (KSFZ)
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