Back Acres Airport (ME46) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:56 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSFM), ME46 is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Back Acres Airport in Kennebunkport, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSFM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Back Acres Airport (ME46) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kennebunkport, ME at a field elevation of 60 ft. ME46 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSFM, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 1,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPWM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSFM, 11.5 nm away.
Wind from the west (260°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.42 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSFM 281856Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM CLR 12/M01 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP307 T01171011
What changed at KSFM (nearest station)?
Since the 1756Z (1:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.44 → 30.42 inHg.
Current pilot readout for ME46
Based on the nearest station (KSFM), ME46 is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (20). Density altitude is approximately -950 ft (field elevation 60 ft). ME46 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPWM, about 15 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 1,000 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 7 kt right |
| 02 | 1,000 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 7 kt left |
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ME46 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 02/201,000 × 200 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at ME46Wind
- 02
- 1 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
- 20
- 2 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
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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 23 h: wind 6→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
ME46 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 ME46
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSFM reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SW.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 02
- 70%
- 20
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
ME46 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSFM, 12 nm away.
Wind is 77° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- ME46
- City
- Kennebunkport
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 60 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.4123, -70.4467
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSFM
- TAF
- Nearest KPWM
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 1h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for Back Acres Airport (ME46)
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