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Jerry Phibbs Airport (NK43) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:51 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KALB), NK43 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 23,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Jerry Phibbs Airport in Schenectady, NY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KALB): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Jerry Phibbs Airport (NK43) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Schenectady, NY at a field elevation of 340 ft. NK43 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KALB, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KALB.

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VFR
Observed 1651Z (12:51 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KALB, 5.1 nm away.

Wind
170° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
23,000 ft
Altimeter
30.44"
Temp / Dew
49°F / 9°C
feels like 46°F

Wind from the south (170°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 12,000 ft, a few clouds at 18,000 ft, broken clouds at 23,000 ft, broken clouds at 25,000 ft, temperature 9°C (49°F), altimeter 30.44 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 23,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KALB 281651Z 17005KT 10SM FEW120 FEW180 BKN230 BKN250 09/M02 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP311 T00941022 $

What changed at KALB (nearest station)?

Since the 1551Z (11:51 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.48 → 30.44 inHg.

Current pilot readout for NK43

Based on the nearest station (KALB), NK43 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 23,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately -900 ft (field elevation 340 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
12FAV2 kt head4 kt right
302 kt tail4 kt left

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NK43 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 12/30
    2,800 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at NK43
    Wind
    12
    2 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    30
    2 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    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
061217Z05Z16Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → 23,000 ft.

NK43 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 NK43

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

PIREP1631Z (12:31 PM EDT) · 46 NM S of NK43 · 15,500 ft MSL · B738
mof 15,500–18,000 ft turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 20N/TM 1631/FL155/TP B738/TB MOF 155-180
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20NLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1631Reported at 16:31 UTC.
FL155Altitude: 15,500 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOF 155-180Turbulence: mof 15,500–18,000 ft.
PIREP1552Z (11:52 AM EDT) · 46 NM S of NK43 · 18,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
light to moderate turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 20N/TM 1552/FL180/TP CRJ7/TB LGT-MOD
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20NLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1552Reported at 15:52 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
PIREP1441Z (10:41 AM EDT) · 48 NM NE of NK43 · 31,000 ft MSL · E75L
occasional light chop turbulence
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RUT UA /OV RUT230015/TM 1441/FL310/TP E75L/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
RUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RUT230015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1441Reported at 14:41 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1301Z (9:01 AM EDT) · 27 NM SW of NK43 · 12,000 ft MSL · P32R
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ALB UA /OV ALB240030/TM 1301/FL120/TP P32R/SK SKC/TB NEG
ALB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALB240030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1301Reported at 13:01 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP P32RAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) · 72 NM S of NK43 · 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) · 92 NM S of NK43 · 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.
PIREP1224Z (8:24 AM EDT) · 5 NM E of NK43 · 41,000 ft MSL · E55P
occasional light chop turbulence
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ALB UA /OV ALB/TM 1224/FL410/TP E55P/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
ALB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.
FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at NK43

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KALB reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 19,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 19,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 1%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

30
64%
12
36%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1120Z (7:20 AM EDT)

TAF KALB 281120Z 2812/2912 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200 FM281500 15007KT P6SM FEW100 BKN170 FM290000 16004KT P6SM SCT060

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Live crosswind meter

NK43 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KALB, 5.1 nm away.

N12305 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 64° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Jerry Phibbs Airport (NK43)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
NK43
City
Schenectady
State
New York
Country
United States
Elevation
340 ft
Coordinates
42.7533, -73.9165
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KALB
TAF
Nearest KALB
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
5h 0m

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Pilot PIREPs for Jerry Phibbs Airport (NK43)

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

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