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Hamilton Municipal Airport (KVGC) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 10:55 AM ET, Oct 28, KVGC is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Hamilton Municipal Airport in Hamilton, NY, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Hamilton Municipal Airport (KVGC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hamilton, NY at a field elevation of 1,137 ft. KVGC 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 5,314 ft.

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VFR
Observed 1455Z (10:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
150° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.42"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
feels like 47°F

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.42 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KVGC 281455Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM CLR 10/01 A3042 RMK AO2

Current pilot readout for KVGC

KVGC is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 17. Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 1,137 ft). KVGC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSYR, about 29 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
17FAV6 kt head1 kt left
356 kt tail1 kt right

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KVGC 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 17/35
    5,314 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KVGC
    Wind
    17
    6 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    35
    6 kt tailwind · 1 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.

KVGC 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 KVGC

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

PIREP1435Z (10:35 AM EDT) · 38 NM W of KVGC · during descent · A321
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SYR UA /OV SYR220020/TM 1435/FL150/TP A321/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD
SYR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SYR220020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1435Reported at 14:35 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1301Z (9:01 AM EDT) · 62 NM SE of KVGC · 12,000 ft MSL · P32R
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ALB UA /OV ALB240030/TM 1301/FL120/TP P32R/SK SKC/TB NEG
ALB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALB240030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1301Reported at 13:01 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP P32RAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) · 99 NM SE of KVGC · 35,000 ft MSL · BCS3
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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.
PIREP1224Z (8:24 AM EDT) · 78 NM E of KVGC · 41,000 ft MSL · E55P
occasional light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1006Z (6:06 AM EDT) · 98 NM E of KVGC · 34,000 ft MSL · A321
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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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KVGC

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 92%MVFR 4%IFR 1%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 2/12 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

35
64%
17
36%

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Live KVGC Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KVGC's own weather station.

N17356 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 9° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,314 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Hamilton Municipal Airport (KVGC) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

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 · Jet A · Jet A+
Attended
May-Sep Mon-Sat 0900-1700 local; Oct-Apr Mon-Sat 0900-1700 local; May-Sep Sun 0900-1700 local; Oct-Apr Sun 0900-1700 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Glider service · Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KVGC
FAA LID
VGC
City
Hamilton
State
New York
Country
United States
Elevation
1,137 ft
Coordinates
42.8438, -75.5614
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,314 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KSYR
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
6h 51m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hamilton Municipal Airport (KVGC)

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 Hamilton Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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