White Birch Airport (NK68) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBGM), NK68 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near White Birch Airport in Hancock, NY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBGM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
White Birch Airport (NK68) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hancock, NY at a field elevation of 1,860 ft. NK68 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBGM, about 31 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 1,910 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBGM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBGM, 31 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 2°C (36°F), altimeter 30.38 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBGM 280853Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP296 T00221022 58001
What changed at KBGM (nearest station)?
Since the 0753Z (3:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0753Z (3:53 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for NK68
Based on the nearest station (KBGM), NK68 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 17. Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 1,860 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 1,910 ft | TURF-F | 3 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 35 | 1,910 ft | TURF-F | 2 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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NK68 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 17/351,910 × 70 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at NK68Wind
- 17
- 3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 2 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
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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 3→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
NK68 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at NK68
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBGM 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.
- 35
- 58%
- 17
- 42%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0833Z (4:33 AM EDT)
TAF KBGM 280833Z 2809/2906 09004KT P6SM SCT200 FM281600 19007G12KT P6SM BKN150
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Live crosswind meter
NK68 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBGM, 31 nm away.
Wind is 48° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- May-Oct Sat-Sun DALGT local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- NK68
- City
- Hancock
- State
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,860 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.0516, -75.3168
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,910 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBGM
- TAF
- Nearest KBGM
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 51m
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Pilot PIREPs for White Birch Airport (NK68)
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