7B9 Weather Ellington Airport

Ellington, ConnecticutElevation 253 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KBDL · 10 NM W · 7 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KBDL

WIND

180@4

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind calm, visibility 10 SM, temperature 11C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight clear then patchy frost, low near 32F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Tonight	Clear then Patchy Frost	32	S 4 kt	–	0%
Monday	Areas Of Frost then Sunny	67/43	SW 6 kt	–	2%
Tuesday	Sunny	56/30	N 8 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Sunny	58/40	SW 3 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Sunny	66/48	SW 9 kt	–	2%
Friday	Sunny	71/45	W 7 kt	–	2%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	67/48	W 4 kt	–	9%
Sunday	Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain	67	S 8 kt	–	22%

Source: National Weather Service (office BOX). Forecast issued 2358Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway

WIND

No on-field weather data

No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 1,800 ft

01/19

Dimensions

1,800 x 50 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

NSTD

RWY 01355°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 19175°T

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

253 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2153Z 5:53 PM

Sunrise

1114Z 7:14 AM

Loggable night

2222Z (6:22 PM local) → 1046Z (6:46 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2153Z (5:53 PM local) → 1114Z (7:14 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2253Z (6:53 PM local) → 1014Z (6:14 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Ellington Airport is in Ellington, Connecticut. Field elevation 253 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerBRIAN KNIGHT

Manager phone860-614-1854

AttendedDaily, 0800–1800

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATA7B9

SectionalNEW YORK

Center (ARTCC)BOSTON

Flight service (AFSS)BRIDGEPORT

RegionConnecticut

CountryUnited States

Coordinates41.9253, -72.4571

Distance from city2 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

CTAF123.000

UNICOM123.000

FREQUENCIES

Communications

123.000

CTAF

123.000

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

7B9 traffic patterns

2026-06-14 to 2026-10-23, 34 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.1

AVG OPS/DAY

2.1

Operations trend (7 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Unknown 44%Piston single 28%Helicopter 19%Turboprop 9%

Fleet composition unclear from available data.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›P750 (Unknown) · ~8 landings/mo

›R44 (Helicopter) · ~3 landings/mo

›C208 (Turboprop) · ~2 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C82R (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly aircraft of unknown type.

›P750 (Unknown)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

7B9 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KBDL (10 NM W, VFR).

KBDL Bradley International Airport

10 NM W

VFR

KHFD Hartford Brainard Airport

14 NM SW

VFR

KBAF Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport

18 NM NW

VFR

KORH Worcester Regional Airport

33 NM NE

VFR

KGON Groton New London Airport

40 NM SE

VFR

KOXC Waterbury Oxford Airport

41 NM SW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›MKGS FADED.

›6 FT SIGN, 66 FT DSTC, 103 FT L.

›MKGS FADED.

›EXTSV HEL TRNG OPNS.

›VFR USE ONLY.

›ACFT TFC PAT ON E SIDE OF ARPT ONLY. HEL TFC PAT ON W SIDE OF ARPT ONLY.

›ADDL CTC ROBERT SMITH, 860-930-9235.

›TWY PAVEMENT FAILED, EXTSV CRACKING, PATCHES, LOOSE AGGREGATE AND SML STONES.

›NON-STD THR LGTS.

›FOR CD CTC BRADLEY APCH AT 860-386-3597.

›25 FT TREES, 0-199 FT DSTC, 105 FT R.

›NON-STD LIRL DUE TO SPACING, THR LGTS OUTBOARD OF RWY.

›NON-STD LIRL OPR DUSK-2400; FOR LGTS AFT 0000 CALL 860-871-2054 DURG BUS HRS.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗7B9 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does 7B9 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for 7B9. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does 7B9 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for 7B9. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at 7B9?

7B9 sits at 253 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 7B9?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.