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Hickory Acres Airport (NY88) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KNY0), NY88 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Hickory Acres Airport in Fort Plain, NY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KNY0): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hickory Acres Airport (NY88) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fort Plain, NY at a field elevation of 970 ft. NY88 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KNY0, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KALB.

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VFR
Observed 2015Z (4:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KNY0, 17.3 nm away.

Wind
090° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.35"
Temp / Dew
52°F / 11°C
dew 33°F / 1°C

Wind from the east (090°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KNY0 282015Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM CLR 11/01 A3035 RMK AO2 T01120006

Current pilot readout for NY88

Based on the nearest station (KNY0), NY88 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 13. Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 970 ft). NY88 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KALB, about 40 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
13FAV4 kt head2 kt left
314 kt tail2 kt right

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NY88 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 13/31
    2,000 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at NY88
    Wind
    13
    4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    31
    4 kt tailwind · 2 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.

NY88 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 NY88

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

PIREP1743Z (1:43 PM EDT) · 69 NM S of NY88 · 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) · 63 NM SE of NY88 · 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) · 63 NM SE of NY88 · 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) · 73 NM E of NY88 · 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.
PIREP1435Z (10:35 AM EDT) · 76 NM W of NY88 · during descent · A321
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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 NY88

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 3/13 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,400 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 4

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.

31
69%
13
31%

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Live crosswind meter

NY88 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KNY0, 17 nm away.

N13315 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 27° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Hickory Acres Airport (NY88)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Ireg all day
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
NY88
City
Fort Plain
State
New York
Country
United States
Elevation
970 ft
Coordinates
42.8834, -74.6913
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KNY0
TAF
Nearest KALB
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
1h 35m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hickory Acres Airport (NY88)

Community-submitted

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

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