Pennsylvania Ave RC Society 1 | RC Flying Field Weather

Live conditions for this AMA model airfield in Brooklyn, NY, decoded from the nearest reporting station KJFK, 6.2 nm away: wind, gusts, visibility, and an RC flyability read before you drive to the field.

Its FAA fixed-site agreement altitude is 400 ft AGL, an agreement value, not an airspace clearance. 12 other AMA fields sit within 50 miles.

MARGINAL

Experienced pilots

Better suited to sport and aerobatic models with some wing loading; not a day for trainers or light foamies.

🌙 It's dark at the field right now. Sunrise 6:35 AM EDT.

Why Marginal: precipitation.

Based on KJFK, 6.2 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
Today	Showers And Thunderstorms	80° / 69°	SW 9 mph	94%
Mon	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny	75° / 60°	N 13 mph	20%
Tue	Sunny	71° / 63°	E 9 mph	0%

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

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 Pennsylvania Ave RC Society 1. 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.

NK30 Private Sealanes-Jamaica Bay Seaplane Base · 0 nm N
KJFK John F. Kennedy International Airport · 6 nm NE
6N7 New York Skyports Inc Seaplane Base · 9 nm N
4NY2 Edo Seaplane Base · 11 nm N
KLGA LaGuardia Airport · 11 nm N

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MVFR

Observed 0851Z (4:51 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJFK, 6.2 nm away.

Wind

100° 8 mph

Visibility

10+ sm

Ceiling

1,200 ft

Altimeter

29.96"

Temp / Dew

72°F / 22°C

dew 68°F / 20°C

Wind from the east (100°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 1,200 ft, broken clouds at 1,800 ft, overcast at 4,000 ft, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,200 ft.

Raw METAR

METAR KJFK 130851Z 10007KT 10SM -RA BKN012 BKN018 OVC040 22/20 A2996 RMK AO2 RAB43 SLP145 P0000 60000 T02220200 56026 $

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Field aerial

2600 ft across · north up

Aerial photo of Pennsylvania Ave RC Society 1, an RC flying field in Brooklyn

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Field facts

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

AMA site ID: 20800
City: Brooklyn
State: New York
ZIP: 11234
Coordinates: 40.5988, -73.9044
FAA fixed-site agreement altitude: 400 ft AGL
FAA agreement boundary: 660 ft
Nearest weather station: KJFK · 6.2 nm
Nearest airport: NK30 · 0.4 nm
Time zone: America/New_York
Fixed-wing status: Candidate; fixed-wing activity not verified
Runway data: No defined runway visible in aerial imagery

The FAA fixed-site agreement altitude is an agreement value from the FAA/AMA publication. It is not an airspace clearance. Confirm current operating rules with the club and the AMA.

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