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Kendalls Lndg Area Airport (MA86) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:54 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPSF), MA86 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Kendalls Lndg Area Airport in Windsor, MA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPSF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Kendalls Lndg Area Airport (MA86) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Windsor, MA at a field elevation of 2,102 ft. MA86 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPSF, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPSF.

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VFR
Observed 0854Z (4:54 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPSF, 11.4 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.44"
Temp / Dew
28°F / -2°C
dew 25°F / -4°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -2°C (28°F), altimeter 30.44 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KPSF 280854Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M04 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP311 T10221039 51008

What changed at KPSF (nearest station)?

Since the 0854Z (4:54 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0854Z (4:54 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for MA86

Based on the nearest station (KPSF), MA86 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -100 ft (field elevation 2,102 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 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
E--
W--

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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
061210Z22Z09Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

MA86 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at MA86

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPSF reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/13 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,200 ft
Lowest vis: 9 sm
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

E/W
100%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0521Z (1:21 AM EDT)

TAF KPSF 280521Z 2806/2906 00000KT P6SM FEW250 FM281200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200 FM281600 20005KT P6SM FEW100 BKN170 FM290200 00000KT P6SM SCT060

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Kendalls Lndg Area Airport (MA86)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
MA86
City
Windsor
State
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Elevation
2,102 ft
Coordinates
42.5056, -73.0598
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPSF
TAF
Nearest KPSF
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
11h 55m

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Pilot PIREPs for Kendalls Lndg Area Airport (MA86)

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