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Matthews Airport (NJ09) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:15 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KN40), NJ09 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Matthews Airport in Belvidere, NJ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KN40): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Matthews Airport (NJ09) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Belvidere, NJ at a field elevation of 750 ft. NJ09 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KN40, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KABE.

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VFR
Observed 1315Z (9:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KN40, 14.2 nm away.

Wind
040° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.46"
Temp / Dew
46°F / 8°C
feels like 43°F

Wind from the northeast (040°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.46 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KN40 281315Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A3046 RMK AO2 T00780033

What changed at KN40 (nearest station)?

Since the 1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for NJ09

Based on the nearest station (KN40), NJ09 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (07). Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 750 ft). NJ09 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KABE, about 19 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
07FAV5 kt head2 kt left
255 kt tail2 kt right

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NJ09 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 07/25
    2,000 × 50 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at NJ09
    Wind
    07
    5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    25
    5 kt tailwind · 2 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
061213Z01Z13Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

NJ09 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 NJ09

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

PIREP1304Z (9:04 AM EDT) · 96 NM W of NJ09 · 3,000 ft MSL · B737
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MDT UA /OV HAR/TM 1304/FL030/TP B737/SK TOPS030
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1304Reported at 13:04 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) · 63 NM NE of NJ09 · 35,000 ft MSL · BCS3
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POU UA /OV IGN260015/TM 1255/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG
POU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IGN260015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1244Z (8:44 AM EDT) · 88 NM E of NJ09 · during climb · E545
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BDR UA /OV BDR340010/TM 1244/FL210/TP E545/TB NEG/RM DURC
BDR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDR340010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1244Reported at 12:44 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP E545Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1022Z (6:22 AM EDT) · 70 NM W of NJ09 · 36,000 ft MSL · UAL2434
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ARP UAL2434 4033N 07635W 1022 F360 255/058KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL2434 4033N 07635W 102…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at NJ09

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KN40 reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 27,000 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

07
61%
25
39%

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Live crosswind meter

NJ09 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KN40, 14 nm away.

N07255 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 18° off runway 07, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Matthews Airport (NJ09)
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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
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
NJ09
City
Belvidere
State
New Jersey
Country
United States
Elevation
750 ft
Coordinates
40.7918, -75.0704
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KN40
TAF
Nearest KABE
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
8h 44m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Matthews Airport (NJ09)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Matthews Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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