Allen St Peter Memorial Airport (ME05) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:56 PM ET, Oct 29, based on the nearest station (KPQI), ME05 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Allen St Peter Memorial Airport in Portage, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPQI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Allen St Peter Memorial Airport (ME05) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Portage, ME at a field elevation of 800 ft. ME05 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPQI, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPQI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPQI, 17.9 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (65°F), altimeter 29.86 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPQI 291956Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 18/06 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01830061
What changed at KPQI (nearest station)?
Since the 1856Z (2:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed down from 12 to 7 kt.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for ME05
Based on the nearest station (KPQI), ME05 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 800 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 1,800 ft | TURF-F | 5 kt tail | 4 kt left |
| S | 1,800 ft | TURF-F | 5 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→7 kt, ceiling 9,000 ft → unlimited.
ME05 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at ME05
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPQI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (1:20 PM EDT)
TAF KPQI 291720Z 2918/3018 22011G22KT P6SM SKC FM292300 20010G19KT P6SM OVC045 WS020/25045KT FM300600 24007KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 FM301200 32005KT P6SM SCT060
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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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- ME05
- City
- Portage
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 800 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.7500, -68.4712
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPQI
- TAF
- Nearest KPQI
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 1h 0m
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Pilot PIREPs for Allen St Peter Memorial Airport (ME05)
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