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D43 Weather Hopewell Airpark

Canandaigua, New YorkElevation 730 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KROC · 22 NM NW · More than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KROC
WIND
250@7
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No current METAR is available for this airport, so there is no observed aviation report to summarize. Forecast suggests sunday sunny, high near 68F, low near 44F, 2% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Sunday Sunny 68/44 S 4 kt – 2%
Monday Mostly Sunny 66/35 W 9 kt – 2%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 52/30 NE 5 kt – 0%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 64/48 SE 5 kt – 1%
Thursday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 71/49 SW 10 kt – 23%
Friday Mostly Sunny 66/47 W 6 kt – 3%
Saturday Partly Sunny 68 S 6 kt – 6%

Source: National Weather Service (office BUF). Forecast issued 0959Z.

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
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for D43. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

01/19
Dimensions
1,495 x 65 ft
Surface
TURF-G
07/25
Dimensions
1,425 x 80 ft
Surface
TURF-G
Lighting
Lighted
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
730 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2212Z 6:12 PM
Sunrise
1134Z 7:34 AM
Loggable night
2241Z (6:41 PM local) → 1105Z (7:05 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2212Z (6:12 PM local) → 1134Z (7:34 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2312Z (7:12 PM local) → 1034Z (6:34 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

Hopewell Airpark is in Canandaigua, New York. Field elevation 730 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAD43
RegionNew York
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42.9195, -77.2428
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

D43 traffic patterns

2026-07-12 to 2026-10-19, 12 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
1.7
Activity trend over 6 days: falling, from 2 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (6 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Piston single 78%Unknown 13%Helicopter 9%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C140 (Piston single) · ~4 landings/mo
›BL8 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo
›GX (Unknown) · ~2 landings/mo
›B06 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›C170 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›BL8 (Piston single)
›HUSK (Piston single)
›C140 (Piston single)
›B06 (Helicopter)

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

D43 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KROC (22 NM NW, VFR).

KROC Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport
22 NM NW
VFR
KDSV Dansville Municipal Airport
29 NM SW
VFR
KITH Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
43 NM SE
MVFR
KELM Elmira Corning Regional Airport
48 NM S
VFR
KSYR Syracuse Hancock International Airport
51 NM E
VFR
KELZ Wellsville Municipal Airport - Tarantine Field
59 NM SW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗D43 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does D43 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for D43. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does D43 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for D43. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at D43?
D43 sits at 730 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for D43?
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.