Gentzke Aeronautical Park Airport (NY40) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:54 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBUF), NY40 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Gentzke Aeronautical Park Airport in Holland, NY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBUF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Gentzke Aeronautical Park Airport (NY40) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Holland, NY at a field elevation of 1,750 ft. NY40 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBUF, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBUF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBUF, 20.7 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 9,000 ft, broken clouds at 20,000 ft, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 30.33 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,000 ft.
METAR KBUF 281054Z 15004KT 10SM BKN090 BKN200 08/02 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP274 T00830017 $
What changed at KBUF (nearest station)?
Since the 0954Z (5:54 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0954Z (5:54 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for NY40
Based on the nearest station (KBUF), NY40 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 850 ft (field elevation 1,750 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 2 kt right |
| W | 2,000 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 9,000 ft.
NY40 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of NY40
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ERI UA /OV ERI/TM 1034/FL220/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM SMOOTH AT FL60 ZOB
ERI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ERILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1034Reported at 10:34 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM SMOOTH AT FL60 ZOBRemarks.Show raw report
BFD UA /OV BFD180020/TM 1032/FL290/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP OCCNL LGT/RM SMOOTH AT FL270 ZOB
BFD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BFD180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1032Reported at 10:32 UTC.FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOP OCCNL LGTTurbulence: continuous light chop occnl lgt.RM SMOOTH AT FL270 ZOBRemarks.Show raw report
JXN UA /OV KTEB-JXN /TM 0609 /FL360 /TP H25B /WV 23176KT /RM SMOOTH
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KTEB-JXNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0609Reported at 06:09 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP H25BAircraft type reporting.WV 23176KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.RM SMOOTHRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at NY40
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBUF reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 9,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (7:20 AM EDT)
TAF KBUF 281120Z 2812/2912 10004KT P6SM BKN250 FM281300 17004KT P6SM SCT100 FM281900 24007KT P6SM SCT250 FM290000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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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
- NY40
- City
- Holland
- State
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,750 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.6106, -78.5956
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBUF
- TAF
- Nearest KBUF
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 10h 29m
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Pilot PIREPs for Gentzke Aeronautical Park Airport (NY40)
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