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KSNC — Chester
Chester, CT · field elevation 416 ft · NON-ATCT
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KSNC current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSNC 252355Z AUTO 01010G21KT 340V050 10SM -RA FEW047 16/05 A3000 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 010° at 10 kt, gusting 21 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 5 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Density altitude
- 534 ft · pressure altitude 336 ft
- Observed
- 7 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 010° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | 9 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 17 | 9 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
16 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 1,000–39,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KSNC — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KSNC — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.38371, -72.50579
- Elevation
- 416 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1042Z / 2240Z
- Magnetic variation
- 13°W (1980)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- New York
- County
- Middlesex, CT
Everything else KSNC publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,722 | 50 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.725
- UNICOM
- 122.725
- Approach
- 124.075
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 arrival published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KMMK Meriden Markham Muni16 nm
- KHVN Tweed/New Haven19 nm
- KGON Groton-New London21 nm
- KHFD Hartford-Brainard22 nm
- KIJD Windham26 nm
- KJPX East Hampton Town28 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSNC airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Connecticut 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.