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Waters Airport (MA97) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:54 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KORH), MA97 is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Waters Airport in Sutton, MA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KORH): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Waters Airport (MA97) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sutton, MA at a field elevation of 700 ft. MA97 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KORH, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KORH.

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VFR
Observed 1054Z (6:54 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KORH, 10.5 nm away.

Wind
010° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.44"
Temp / Dew
36°F / 2°C
feels like 30°F

Wind from the north (010°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 2°C (36°F), altimeter 30.44 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KORH 281054Z 01006KT 10SM CLR 02/M07 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP318 T00221072 $

What changed at KORH (nearest station)?

Since the 0954Z (5:54 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0954Z (5:54 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for MA97

Based on the nearest station (KORH), MA97 is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (33). Density altitude is approximately -1,300 ft (field elevation 700 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
33FAV6 kt head1 kt right
155 kt tail4 kt left

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MA97 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 15/33
    2,400 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at MA97
    Wind
    15
    5 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    33
    6 kt headwind · 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.

24-hour trend

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

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0102011Z23Z10Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

MA97 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 MA97

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

PIREP1031Z (6:31 AM EDT) · 44 NM W of MA97 · during climb · BCS3
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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.
PIREP1006Z (6:06 AM EDT) · 88 NM NW of MA97 · 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.
PIREP1005Z (6:05 AM EDT) · 52 NM NW of MA97 · 32,000 ft MSL · A321
occasional light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP0952Z (5:52 AM EDT) · 46 NM SW of MA97 · during climb · A321
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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.
PIREP0946Z (5:46 AM EDT) · 24 NM W of MA97 · 28,000 ft MSL · B39M
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BDL UA /OV BDL090020/TM 0946/FL280/TP B39M/TB NEG
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDL090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0946Reported at 09:46 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at MA97

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KORH reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/11 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 7/18 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,300 ft
Lowest vis: 10 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.

33
72%
15
28%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0520Z (1:20 AM EDT)

TAF KORH 280520Z 2806/2906 35004KT P6SM SCT250 FM281500 21008KT P6SM FEW060 SCT150 BKN250

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Live crosswind meter

MA97 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KORH, 11 nm away.

N33156 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 33, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Waters Airport (MA97)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
MA97
City
Sutton
State
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Elevation
700 ft
Coordinates
42.1251, -71.7398
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,400 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KORH
TAF
Nearest KORH
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
10h 49m

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Pilot PIREPs for Waters Airport (MA97)

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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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