KCAR — Caribou Muni
Caribou, ME · field elevation 620 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KCAR current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
SPECI KCAR 111206Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW005 OVC023 17/17 A2970 RMK AO2 T01720167
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 2,300 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.70 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,299 ft · pressure altitude 840 ft
- Observed
- 10 minutes ago
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 on the field. Last image 8 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KCAR 111121Z 1112/1212 18004KT P6SM -SHRA SCT010 BKN030 FM111400 28005KT P6SM BKN035 FM111800 30008KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 FM112300 32006KT P6SM FEW250
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 46.87164, -68.01819
- Elevation
- 620 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 0925Z / 2349Z
- Magnetic variation
- -17° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Halifax
- County
- Aroostook, ME
Everything else KCAR publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 4,003 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 11/29 | 3,016 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCAR airport diagram or an approach plate
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- 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.