Rangeley Lake Seaplane Base (M57) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K8B0), M57 is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Rangeley Lake Seaplane Base in Rangeley, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K8B0): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Rangeley Lake Seaplane Base (M57) is a seaplane base in Rangeley, ME. M57 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K8B0, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 7,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHIE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K8B0, 2.3 nm away.
Wind variable at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 8,500 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,500 ft.
METAR K8B0 281835Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM BKN085 06/M09 A3036 RMK AO2
What changed at K8B0 (nearest station)?
Since the 1815Z (2:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
- A ceiling formed at 8,500 ft.
Current pilot readout for M57
Based on the nearest station (K8B0), M57 is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 250 ft (field elevation 1,518 ft). M57 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHIE, about 52 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is variable at 5 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | 7,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
| 24 | 7,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
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M57 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 06/247,000 × 1000 ft · WATERCurrent useno stated-runway source at M57Wind
- 06
- no steady wind
- 24
- 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 22 h: wind 11→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → 8,500 ft.
M57 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 M57
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K8B0 reported mostly VFR across 67 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 13 kt, the lowest ceiling was 8,500 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 24
- 55%
- 06
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
M57 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K8B0, 2.3 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- May-Oct Daily all day
- Other services
- Charter
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- M57
- City
- Rangeley
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,518 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.9533, -70.6631
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 7,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K8B0
- TAF
- Nearest KHIE
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 1h 16m
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Pilot PIREPs for Rangeley Lake Seaplane Base (M57)
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