Chester Airport (KSNC) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 10:35 AM ET, Oct 28, KSNC is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Chester Airport in Chester, CT, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Chester Airport (KSNC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chester, CT at a field elevation of 416 ft. KSNC reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,722 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.325.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.49 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSNC 281435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/M03 A3049 RMK AO2
What changed at KSNC?
Since the 1415Z (10:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1415Z (10:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KSNC
KSNC is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -900 ft (field elevation 416 ft). KSNC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGON, about 21 nm away.
KSNC by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KSNC reported VFR in 76% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 250 flyable days a year. November is the most reliable month and May the least, with IFR or worse 22% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 15% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 8%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 35 had the best headwind 57% of the time, runway 17 43%, and winds were calm 28% of hours. Winds most often blow from the north-northwest. 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 KSNC was IFR or worse 17% of the time, against 15% from June to August.
Fog was reported on about 54 days a year, and fog or mist on 137. May and July are the foggiest months, with fog in 11% of hours, against 5% in November.
Gusts showed up in 23% of hours, typically 8 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 45 kt. March is the windiest month (mean 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2,722 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 35 | 2,722 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KSNC 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 17/352,722 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KSNCWind
- 17
- no steady wind
- 35
- 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 5→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KSNC 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 KSNC
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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UUU UA /OV UUU/TM 1307/FL230/TP E75S/TB CONT LGT 230/RM DURC
UUU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV UUULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1307Reported at 13:07 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP E75SAircraft type reporting.TB CONT LGT 230Turbulence: cont light 230.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
POU UA /OV IGN260015/TM 1255/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG
POU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IGN260015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
HVN UA /OV MAD/TM 1246/FL230/TP A310/TB LGT CHOP 240/RM DURD
HVN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1246Reported at 12:46 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP A310Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOP 240Turbulence: light chop 240.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
BDR UA /OV BDR340010/TM 1244/FL210/TP E545/TB NEG/RM DURC
BDR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BDR340010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1244Reported at 12:44 UTC.FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.TP E545Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
ALB UA /OV ALB/TM 1224/FL410/TP E55P/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
ALB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ALBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.TP E55PAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.Show raw report
BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 1031/FL240/TP BCS3/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC 240-400
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BDLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1031Reported at 10:31 UTC.FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTH DURC 240-400Remarks.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
HFD UA /OV HFD/TM 0952/FL320/TP A321/TB NEG/RM DURC KBOS DEPT
HFD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HFDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0952Reported at 09:52 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM DURC KBOS DEPTRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KSNC
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KSNC reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 11 kt. Wind most often came from the W.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 74%
- 17
- 26%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KSNC's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 2,722 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 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
- Attended
- Apr-Oct Daily 0900-2000 local; Nov-Mar Daily 0900-1800 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Other services
- Air freight · Avionics · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KSNC
- FAA LID
- SNC
- City
- Chester
- State
- Connecticut
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 416 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.3842, -72.5060
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,722 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KGON
- AWOS/ASOS
- 118.325 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 7h 3m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Historical Flying Weather at KSNC
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KSNC reported VFR conditions during about 76.0% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 250 VFR flying days a year. November had the most VFR weather; May had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 5.4 kt, calm 19.3% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 75.4 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 11.2 |
| Feb | 75.6 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 12.1 |
| Mar | 77.0 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 10.6 |
| Apr | 76.4 | 8.7 | 4.8 | 10.1 |
| May | 69.2 | 9.1 | 5.9 | 15.8 |
| Jun | 74.0 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 12.8 |
| Jul | 74.7 | 9.4 | 5.2 | 10.6 |
| Aug | 77.8 | 9.4 | 5.3 | 7.5 |
| Sep | 76.7 | 9.4 | 5.2 | 8.7 |
| Oct | 73.3 | 12.1 | 5.6 | 9.0 |
| Nov | 80.3 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 7.0 |
| Dec | 71.1 | 9.3 | 5.1 | 14.5 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 kt |
| Feb | 6.3 kt |
| Mar | 6.9 kt |
| Apr | 6.4 kt |
| May | 5.4 kt |
| Jun | 4.8 kt |
| Jul | 4.3 kt |
| Aug | 4.1 kt |
| Sep | 4.4 kt |
| Oct | 5.0 kt |
| Nov | 5.8 kt |
| Dec | 5.7 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 Chester Airport (KSNC)
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