Ekdahl Airport (NJ59) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:56 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBLM), NJ59 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ekdahl Airport in Freehold, NJ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBLM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ekdahl Airport (NJ59) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Freehold, NJ at a field elevation of 118 ft. NJ59 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBLM, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 1,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KWRI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBLM, 7.1 nm away.
Wind from the east (080°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.46 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBLM 281656Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A3046 RMK AO2 SLP314 T01560089 PNO $
Current pilot readout for NJ59
Based on the nearest station (KBLM), NJ59 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (02). Density altitude is approximately -450 ft (field elevation 118 ft). NJ59 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KWRI, about 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02FAV | 1,300 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 7 kt right |
| 20 | 1,300 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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NJ59 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 02/201,300 × 90 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at NJ59Wind
- 02
- 1 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 20
- 3 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
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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 11→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
NJ59 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of NJ59
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
HVN UA /OV MAD/TM 1246/FL230/TP A310/TB LGT CHOP 240/RM DURD
HVN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1246Reported at 12:46 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP A310Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOP 240Turbulence: light chop 240.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at NJ59
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBLM reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 02
- 67%
- 20
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
NJ59 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBLM, 7.1 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 02, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- NJ59
- City
- Freehold
- State
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 118 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.1829, -74.2788
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBLM
- TAF
- Nearest KWRI
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 4h 29m
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Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Ekdahl Airport (NJ59)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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