KIWI — Wiscasset
Wiscasset, ME · field elevation 70 ft · NON-ATCT
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KIWI current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KIWI 111153Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM FEW004 20/18 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP088 60003 70040 T02000183 10206 20172 50005 $
- Wind
- from 270° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 20 °C / dewpoint 18 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.79 inHg
- Density altitude
- 841 ft · pressure altitude 200 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 270° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 3 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 07 | 3 kt tail | 2 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
Weather cameras
8 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 21 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KIWI — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KIWI — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.96142, -69.71256
- Elevation
- 70 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 0938Z / 2349Z
- Magnetic variation
- -18° (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- New York
- County
- Lincoln, ME
Everything else KIWI publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,397 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach 112-292
- 119.75
- Approach 293-111
- 120.4
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KBXM Brunswick Exec11 nm
- KAUG Augusta State22 nm
- KLEW Auburn/Lewiston Muni25 nm
- KRKD Knox County Rgnl27 nm
- KPWM Portland Intl Jetport32 nm
- KWVL Waterville Rgnl34 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KIWI airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Maine 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.