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Sids Airport (MA52) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:51 AM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KBED), MA52 is currently VFR with variable winds at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Sids Airport in Maynard, MA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBED): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Sids Airport (MA52) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Maynard, MA at a field elevation of 220 ft. MA52 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBED, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (NW, SE), the longest 800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBED.

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VFR
Observed 1351Z (9:51 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBED, 8.3 nm away.

Wind
VRB 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.37"
Temp / Dew
48°F / 9°C
feels like 45°F

Wind variable at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.37 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBED 271351Z VRB06KT 10SM CLR 09/M02 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP298 T00891022 $

What changed at KBED (nearest station)?

Since the 1251Z (8:51 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction is now variable.

Current pilot readout for MA52

Based on the nearest station (KBED), MA52 is currently VFR with variable winds at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -1,000 ft (field elevation 220 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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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 6 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
NW--
SE--

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0112214Z02Z13Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

MA52 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 MA52

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

PIREP1355Z (9:55 AM EDT) · 62 NM SW of MA52 · 38,000 ft MSL · CL35
continuous light chop turbulence
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BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 1355/FL380/TP CL35/TB CONS LGT CHOP
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1355Reported at 13:55 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1350Z (9:50 AM EDT) · 22 NM E of MA52 · 39,000 ft MSL · B772
light occasional moderate chop turbulence
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BOS UA /OV BOS/TM 1350/FL390/TP B772/TB LGT OCNL MOD CHOP
BOS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BOSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1350Reported at 13:50 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP B772Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: light occasional moderate chop.
PIREP1335Z (9:35 AM EDT) · 66 NM W of MA52 · during climb · C750
occasional light to moderate 37,000–41,000 ft none reported abv turbulence
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BAF UA /OV CTR/TM 1335/FL370/TP C750/TB OCNL LGT-MOD 370-410 NEG ABV/RM DURC
BAF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CTRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1335Reported at 13:35 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP C750Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT-MOD 370-410 NEG …Turbulence: occasional light to moderate 37,000–41,000 ft none reported abv.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1305Z (9:05 AM EDT) · 17 NM SW of MA52 · 2,500 ft MSL · BE58
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BDL UA /OV KORH120006/TM 1305/FL025/TP BE58/WV 020015KT
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KORH120006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1305Reported at 13:05 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP BE58Aircraft type reporting.
WV 020015KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
PIREP1301Z (9:01 AM EDT) · 75 NM N of MA52 · during climb · B737
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PWM UA /OV PWM-LCI/TM 1301/FL360/TP B737/TB NEG BLO 360/RM DURC
PWM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PWM-LCILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1301Reported at 13:01 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG BLO 360Turbulence: none reported blo 360.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1300Z (9:00 AM EDT) · 66 NM W of MA52 · 28,000 ft MSL · E75S
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BAF UA /OV CTR/TM 1300/FL280/TP E75S/TB NEG
BAF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CTRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1300Reported at 13:00 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP E75SAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1239Z (8:39 AM EDT) · 95 NM SE of MA52 · 38,000 ft MSL · E190
light to moderate chop turbulence
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ACK UA /OV ACK/TM 1239/FL380/TP E190/TB LGT-MOD CHOP
ACK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ACKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1239Reported at 12:39 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP E190Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.
PIREP1131Z (7:31 AM EDT) · 99 NM SW of MA52 · 36,000 ft MSL · A320
light occasional moderate chop 360 turbulence
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JPX UA /OV HTO/TM 1131/FL360/TP A320/TB LGT OCNL MOD CHOP 360
JPX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HTOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1131Reported at 11:31 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT OCNL MOD CHOP 360Turbulence: light occasional moderate chop 360.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at MA52

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBED reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/11 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/14 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft
Lowest vis: 6 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 2

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.

NW/SE
100%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1120Z (7:20 AM EDT)

TAF KBED 271120Z 2712/2812 35007KT P6SM FEW150 FM280000 00000KT P6SM SKC

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Sids Airport (MA52)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
MA52
City
Maynard
State
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Elevation
220 ft
Coordinates
42.4382, -71.4702
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBED
TAF
Nearest KBED
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
7h 6m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sids Airport (MA52)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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