Bauneg Beg Seaplane Base (ME57) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:56 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSFM), ME57 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Bauneg Beg Seaplane Base in North Berwick, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSFM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bauneg Beg Seaplane Base (ME57) is a seaplane base in North Berwick, ME. ME57 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSFM, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (03W, 21W), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPSM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSFM, 2.4 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 30.44 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSFM 281756Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM CLR 11/M01 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP314 T01061011 10106 21044 58025
What changed at KSFM (nearest station)?
Since the 1656Z (12:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 0 to 5 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.47 → 30.44 inHg.
Current pilot readout for ME57
Based on the nearest station (KSFM), ME57 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -800 ft (field elevation 305 ft). ME57 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPSM, about 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03WFAV | 5,000 ft | WATER | 3 kt tail | 4 kt right |
| 21W | 5,000 ft | WATER | 3 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
ME57 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Recent aviation weather trends at ME57
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 W.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 03W/21W
- 100%
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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
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- ME57
- City
- North Berwick
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 305 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.3590, -70.7353
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSFM
- TAF
- Nearest KPSM
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 3h 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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