Marcellus Airport (NK71) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K6B9), NK71 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Marcellus Airport in Marcellus, NY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K6B9): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Marcellus Airport (NK71) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Marcellus, NY at a field elevation of 850 ft. NK71 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K6B9, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (15/33, 18/36), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSYR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K6B9, 7.1 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K6B9 281935Z AUTO 20008KT 170V230 10SM CLR 19/08 A3027 RMK AO2
What changed at K6B9 (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for NK71
Based on the nearest station (K6B9), NK71 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 850 ft). NK71 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSYR, about 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 1,800 ft | TURF-G | 7 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 15 | 2,200 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt head | 7 kt right |
| 33 | 2,200 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt tail | 7 kt left |
| 36 | 1,800 ft | TURF-G | 8 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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NK71 runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 15/332,200 × 60 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at NK71Wind
- 15
- 4 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 4 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/361,800 × 70 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at NK71Wind
- 18
- 7 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 8 kt tailwind · 3 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
NK71 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of NK71
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ROC UA /OV ROC180040/TM 1654/FL100/TP B737/TB MDT CHOP 100-150/RM ZOB
ROC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ROC180040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1654Reported at 16:54 UTC.FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB MDT CHOP 100-150Turbulence: mdt chop 10,000–15,000 ft.RM ZOBRemarks.Show raw report
ELM UA /OV SFK070040/TM 1633/FL240/TP DH8D/TA M22/IC LGT RIME
ELM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SFK070040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1633Reported at 16:33 UTC.FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.TP DH8DAircraft type reporting.TA M22Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.Show raw report
ROC UA /OV ROC/TM 1615/FL200/TP C25B/TA M16/IC LGT RME/RM ZOB
ROC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ROCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1615Reported at 16:15 UTC.FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.TP C25BAircraft type reporting.TA M16Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RMEIcing: light rme.RM ZOBRemarks.Show raw report
BUF UA /OV BUF170030/TM 1541/FL190/TP E170/TA M19/IC LGT RIME/RM ZOB
BUF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BUF170030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1541Reported at 15:41 UTC.FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TA M19Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM ZOBRemarks.Show raw report
SYR UA /OV SYR220020/TM 1435/FL150/TP A321/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD
SYR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SYR220020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1435Reported at 14:35 UTC.FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURDRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at NK71
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K6B9 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 39%
- 33
- 38%
- 36
- 15%
- 15
- 8%
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Live crosswind meter
NK71 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K6B9, 7.1 nm away.
Wind is 32° off runway 18, 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
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- NK71
- City
- Marcellus
- State
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 850 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.0112, -76.3497
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K6B9
- TAF
- Nearest KSYR
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 22m
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Pilot PIREPs for Marcellus Airport (NK71)
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