Skip to content
Know before you taxi

All Products

My Airports

Your shortcuts, saved on this device. Search to add an airport.

No airports saved yet. Add the fields you visit most.

Ask ATIS

Keysa Airport (NY79) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:15 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOLE), NY79 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Keysa Airport in Bliss, NY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOLE): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Keysa Airport (NY79) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bliss, NY at a field elevation of 1,620 ft. NY79 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOLE, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,860 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBUF.

Ask ATIS AIAsk anything about NY79's weather, runways or delays, or search another airport.
VFR
Observed 1215Z (8:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOLE, 21.4 nm away.

Wind
190° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.35"
Temp / Dew
45°F / 7°C
feels like 40°F

Wind from the south (190°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KOLE 281215Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM CLR 07/00 A3035 RMK AO2

What changed at KOLE (nearest station)?

Since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for NY79

Based on the nearest station (KOLE), NY79 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 1,620 ft). NY79 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBUF, about 27 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV8 kt head3 kt right
368 kt tail1 kt left

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

NY79 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 18/36
    1,860 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at NY79
    Wind
    18
    8 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    36
    8 kt tailwind · 1 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
061214Z03Z12Z

Over the last 21 h: wind 3→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

NY79 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

Loading…
Loading radar…

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 NY79

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

PIREP1034Z (6:34 AM EDT) · 93 NM W of NY79 · 22,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light chop turbulence
Show raw report
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.
PIREP1032Z (6:32 AM EDT) · 68 NM S of NY79 · 29,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light chop occnl lgt turbulence
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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at NY79

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOLE reported mostly VFR across 52 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 8,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 4%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/9 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 7

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.

18
57%
36
43%

Get NY79 weather alerts in Telegram

Stop refreshing aviation weather manually. Track NY79 in ATIS Alerts and get notified when a new METAR changes the picture: a category drop, or wind and ceiling moving toward your minimums.

Track NY79 free on Telegram

No live weather from NY79

Live crosswind meter

NY79 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOLE, 21 nm away.

N18368 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

Have a weather station at NY79? Help us make your field's weather available to every pilot, free. Add your field's wx station →

Turf · 1,860 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Keysa Airport (NY79)
N ↑

Imagery: USGS The National Map (public domain). Something off? ✏️ Suggest an edit

Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
NY79
City
Bliss
State
New York
Country
United States
Elevation
1,620 ft
Coordinates
42.5967, -78.3403
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,860 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOLE
TAF
Nearest KBUF
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
9h 2m

Run a flight school, FBO, or club here? Embed NY79's live status on your website, free →

Nearby airports

Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

RC flying fields nearby

AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.

All RC flying fields →

See all New York airports →

Pilot PIREPs for Keysa Airport (NY79)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Keysa Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

No Pilot PIREPs have been submitted for NY79 yet. Recently flew here? Help the next pilot by leaving a quick airport note.

Pilot PIREPs are community pilot notes for situational awareness only, not official FAA PIREPs or advisories. Verify with official sources. Notes are moderated before they appear; helpful marks and reports help us keep them useful.

⚠️ Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.

Spotted incorrect airport info? ✏️ Suggest an edit

How ATIS Alerts works · All US airports · New York airports