Plouffe Landing Seaplane Base (RI28) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:56 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSFZ), RI28 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Plouffe Landing Seaplane Base in Glocester, RI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSFZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Plouffe Landing Seaplane Base (RI28) is a seaplane base in Glocester, RI. RI28 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSFZ, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 6 physical runways (06W, 13W, 16W, 24W, 31W, …), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPVD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSFZ, 5.2 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 2°C (35°F), altimeter 30.46 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSFZ 280856Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM CLR 02/M03 A3046 RMK AO2 SLP316 T00171033 51001 FZRANO $
What changed at KSFZ (nearest station)?
Since the 0756Z (3:56 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0756Z (3:56 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for RI28
Based on the nearest station (KSFZ), RI28 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -1,850 ft (field elevation 328 ft). RI28 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPVD, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06WFAV | 3,100 ft | WATER | 5 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 13W | 5,000 ft | WATER | 5 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 16W | 2,200 ft | WATER | 5 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 24W | 3,100 ft | WATER | 5 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 31W | 5,000 ft | WATER | 5 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 34W | 2,200 ft | WATER | 5 kt head | 2 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 22 h: wind 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
RI28 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at RI28
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSFZ reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 06W/13W/16W/24W/31W/34W
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- RI28
- City
- Glocester
- State
- Rhode Island
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 328 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.8753, -71.5903
- Runways
- 6 physical runways · 6 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSFZ
- TAF
- Nearest KPVD
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 11h 50m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
9 airports+3 more within 50 NM
50–100 NM
7 airports+1 more within 100 NM
RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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- RI Aeromodelers - Beattie Field , West Greenwich, RI · 15 mi
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