KALB — Albany Intl
Albany, NY · field elevation 285 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
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KALB current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KALB 111151Z 29010KT 10SM FEW013 SCT200 BKN250 23/19 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02280194 10228 20189 53008 $
- Wind
- from 290° at 10 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 25,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 19 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.89 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,315 ft · pressure altitude 315 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 290° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | 9 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 01 | 4 kt head | 9 kt from the left |
| 19 | 4 kt tail | 9 kt from the right |
| 10 | 9 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
3 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 2,000–34,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KALB 111131Z 1112/1212 26009KT P6SM SCT250 FM111600 32008KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM112300 27003KT P6SM SKC
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.74912, -73.80198
- Elevation
- 285 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 0957Z / 0003Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -13° (1980)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- New York
- County
- Albany, NY
Airport diagram
Everything else KALB publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 8,500 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 10/28 | 7,200 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS
- 120.45
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 119.5
- Ground
- 121.7
- Clearance
- 127.5
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach 194-011
- 118.05
- Approach
- 127.15
- Approach 011-194
- 132.825
Published procedures
- 12 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KSCH Schenectady County8 nm
- KDDH William H Morse State26 nm
- KAQW Harriman-And-West28 nm
- KPSF Pittsfield Muni30 nm
- KBAF Westfield-Barnes Rgnl60 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KALB airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other New York airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.