Malletts Head Seaplane Base (VT57) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:54 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBTV), VT57 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 19,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Malletts Head Seaplane Base in Colchester, VT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBTV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Malletts Head Seaplane Base (VT57) is a seaplane base in Colchester, VT. VT57 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBTV, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBTV.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBTV, 6.5 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 kt, gusting 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 ft, broken clouds at 19,000 ft, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 19,000 ft.
METAR KBTV 281854Z 20009G16KT 10SM SCT070 BKN190 12/M03 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP280 T01171028
What changed at KBTV (nearest station)?
Since the 1754Z (1:54 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.38 → 30.35 inHg.
Current pilot readout for VT57
Based on the nearest station (KBTV), VT57 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 19,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately -800 ft (field elevation 95 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30FAV | 3,000 ft | WATER | 1 kt head | 9 kt left (g16) |
| 12 | 3,000 ft | WATER | 1 kt tail | 9 kt right (g16) |
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VT57 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 12/303,000 × 2000 ft · WATERCurrent useno stated-runway source at VT57Wind
- 12
- 1 kt tailwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 1 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
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“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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → 19,000 ft.
VT57 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 VT57
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
MSS UA /OV MSS-SLK/TM 1356/FL300/TP NMRS/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 300 BLO
MSS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MSS-SLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1356Reported at 13:56 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP NMRSAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOP 300 BLOTurbulence: occasional light chop 300 blo.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at VT57
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBTV reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 9,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 30
- 67%
- 12
- 33%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1734Z (1:34 PM EDT)
TAF KBTV 281734Z 2818/2918 19008KT P6SM FEW080 BKN200 FM291300 19012G20KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
VT57 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBTV, 6.5 nm away.
Wind is 85° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- VT57
- City
- Colchester
- State
- Vermont
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 95 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.5606, -73.2404
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBTV
- TAF
- Nearest KBTV
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 27m
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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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Pilot PIREPs for Malletts Head Seaplane Base (VT57)
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