Brooklyn Skyscrapers - Shuback Farms - Sod Fields — RC Flying Field Weather

Live conditions for this AMA model airfield in New Hampton, NY, decoded from the nearest reporting station KFWN, 10.2 nm away — wind, gusts, visibility, and an RC flyability read before you drive to the field.

The club describes a grass flying surface. Published field hours: Dawn til Dusk. Activities listed by the club: Free Flight. 12 other AMA fields sit within 50 miles.

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Poor RC flying conditions

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Factors: thunderstorms in the area.

Based on KFWN, 10.2 nm away — measured at the airport, not the field.

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Extended forecast

The next 3days from the National Weather Service forecast for this field's location — conditions, temperature, wind, and rain chance.

Day	Conditions	Hi / Lo °F	Wind	Rain
Wed	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	76° / 63°	N 7 kt	64%
Thu	Rain Showers Likely	74° / 59°	N 7 kt	59%
Fri	Mostly Sunny	82° / 60°	N 4 kt	10%

Forecast from the US National Weather Service for this field's location. Temperatures in °F. Not for operational use.

Field information

As published by the club via the AMA Club Finder.

Address: Unnamed Road, New Hampton, NY, 10958
Field hours: Dawn til Dusk
Activities permitted: Free Flight
Field features: Grass runways, Porta-Pots, Privately Owned, Spectators Welcome
Club website: www.brooklynskyscrapers.org ↗

Full-scale airports within 30 nm

Know your neighbors: model aircraft must give way to full-scale traffic at all times.

These airports operate around Brooklyn Skyscrapers - Shuback Farms - Sod Fields. Stay at or below your field's agreed altitude, keep a spotter when traffic is around, and follow FAA sUAS rules and AMA safety programming.

08NY Md1 Airport — 3 nm NW
5NY7 Rolling Hills Airport — 3 nm E
NK07 Big Island Airport — 3 nm E
NK79 Lewis Landing Airport — 5 nm NW
06N Randall Airport — 7 nm NE

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MVFR

Observed 0139Z (9:39 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport — showing the nearest station KFWN, 10.2 nm away.

Wind

050° 4 kt

Visibility

5 sm

Ceiling

4,200 ft

Altimeter

29.61"

Temp / Dew

20°C / 68°F

Wind from the northeast (050°) at 4 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, a few clouds at 2,800 ft, broken clouds at 4,200 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 29.61 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 4,200 ft.

Raw METAR

SPECI KFWN 290139Z AUTO 05004KT 5SM VCTS RA FEW028 BKN042 OVC110 20/ A2961 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND SW P0005 T0200 $

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Field aerial

2600 ft across · north up

Aerial photo of Brooklyn Skyscrapers - Shuback Farms - Sod Fields, an RC flying field in New Hampton

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Field facts

From the FAA/AMA flying-fields publication, shown as published.

AMA charter: 470
AMA district: District 2
City: New Hampton
State: New York
ZIP: 10958
Coordinates: 41.3286, -74.4750
Nearest weather station: KFWN · 10.2 nm
Nearest airport: 08NY · 2.7 nm
Time zone: America/New_York
Runway data: No defined runway visible in aerial imagery

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