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KAQW — Harriman-And-West
North Adams, MA · field elevation 654 ft · NON-ATCT
KAQW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAQW 100252Z AUTO 25015G23KT 10SM FEW026 OVC037 08/03 A2990 RMK AO2 PK WND 25028/0241 SLP128 60000 T00780028 51012
- Wind
- from 250° at 15 kt, gusting 23 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 3,700 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.90 inHg
- Density altitude
- -23 ft · pressure altitude 674 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 250° at 15 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | 13 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 11 | 13 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest 12 nm. Last image 4 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KAQW — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KAQW — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.69625, -73.17055
- Elevation
- 654 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1138Z / 2135Z
- Magnetic variation
- 14°W (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- New York
- County
- Berkshire, MA
Everything else KAQW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 4,300 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 132.825
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KDDH William H Morse State12 nm
- KPSF Pittsfield Muni17 nm
- KALB Albany Intl28 nm
- KSCH Schenectady County35 nm
- KBAF Westfield-Barnes Rgnl38 nm
- KORE Orange Muni40 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KAQW airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Massachusetts 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.