Vinalhaven Airport (ME55) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for ME55 right now.
Aviation weather near Vinalhaven Airport in Vinalhaven, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRKD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Vinalhaven Airport (ME55) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Vinalhaven, ME at a field elevation of 72 ft. ME55 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRKD, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (NE, SW), the longest 1,510 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRKD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRKD, 12.1 nm away.
Current pilot readout for ME55
A current METAR is not available for ME55 right now. The nearest reporting station is KRKD. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.
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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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 1,510 ft | GRVL | - | - |
| SW | 1,510 ft | GRVL | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 14 h: wind 4→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
ME55 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 ME55
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRKD reported mostly VFR across 15 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- NE/SW
- 100%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (1:20 PM EDT)
TAF KRKD 281720Z 2818/2918 24005KT P6SM SCT200
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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
- ME55
- City
- Vinalhaven
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 72 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.0732, -68.8193
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,510 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRKD
- TAF
- Nearest KRKD
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 3m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Vinalhaven Airport (ME55)
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