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Alexander Farm Airport (NY82) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:51 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KALB), NY82 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 22,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Alexander Farm Airport in East Schodack, NY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KALB): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Alexander Farm Airport (NY82) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around East Schodack, NY at a field elevation of 525 ft. NY82 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KALB, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,380 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KALB.

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VFR
Observed 1751Z (1:51 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KALB, 13 nm away.

Wind
130° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
22,000 ft
Altimeter
30.41"
Temp / Dew
53°F / 12°C
dew 30°F / -1°C

Wind from the southeast (130°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 18,000 ft, broken clouds at 22,000 ft, broken clouds at 25,000 ft, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.41 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 22,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KALB 281751Z 13006KT 10SM FEW180 BKN220 BKN250 12/M01 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP299 T01171011 10117 20006 58024 $

What changed at KALB (nearest station)?

Since the 1651Z (12:51 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.44 → 30.41 inHg.

Current pilot readout for NY82

Based on the nearest station (KALB), NY82 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 22,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately -350 ft (field elevation 525 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
18FAV5 kt head4 kt left
364 kt tail5 kt right

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NY82 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
    3,380 × 100 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at NY82
    Wind
    18
    5 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    36
    4 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    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
061218Z06Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → 22,000 ft.

NY82 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 NY82

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

PIREP1805Z (2:05 PM EDT) · 57 NM SE of NY82 · 16,000 ft MSL · A319
moderate chop turbulence
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BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 1805/FL160/TP A319/TB MOD CHOP
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1805Reported at 18:05 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
PIREP1743Z (1:43 PM EDT) · 67 NM SW of NY82 · during descent · E75L
light chop 17,000–10,000 ft none reported blo turbulence
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MGJ UA /OV HUO010020/TM 1743/FL170/TP E75L/TB LGT CHOP 170-100 NEG BLO/RM DURD
MGJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HUO010020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1743Reported at 17:43 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP 170-100 NEG BLOTurbulence: light chop 17,000–10,000 ft none reported blo.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1631Z (12:31 PM EDT) · 39 NM SW of NY82 · 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) · 39 NM SW of NY82 · 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) · 49 NM NE of NY82 · 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) · 32 NM W of NY82 · 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) · 65 NM S of NY82 · 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.
PIREP1246Z (8:46 AM EDT) · 87 NM SE of NY82 · during descent · A310
light chop 240 turbulence
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HVN UA /OV MAD/TM 1246/FL230/TP A310/TB LGT CHOP 240/RM DURD
HVN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1246Reported at 12:46 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP A310Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP 240Turbulence: light chop 240.
RM DURDRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at NY82

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.

36
62%
18
38%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1728Z (1:28 PM EDT)

TAF KALB 281728Z 2818/2918 16007KT P6SM FEW120 FEW180 BKN230 FM290000 17004KT P6SM SCT070 SCT150 FM291100 16006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN070 FM291500 17009KT P6SM FEW080

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Live crosswind meter

NY82 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KALB, 13 nm away.

N18366 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 36° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,380 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Alexander Farm Airport (NY82)
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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
NY82
City
East Schodack
State
New York
Country
United States
Elevation
525 ft
Coordinates
42.5806, -73.6162
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,380 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KALB
TAF
Nearest KALB
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 19m

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Pilot PIREPs for Alexander Farm Airport (NY82)

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 Alexander Farm Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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