KHWV/WSH METAR Brookhaven Calabro Airport

Shirley, New YorkElevation 81 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR25 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-1,478 ft

-1,559 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0856Z (4:56 AM local) · 25 min old

KHWV is currently VFR. Winds are calm. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

Calm

No steady wind.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

5°C / 4°C

41°F / 39°F. 1°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.31 inHg

1026.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP265

sea-level pressure 1026.5 hPa

T00500044

precise temperature 5.0°C, dew point 4.4°C

58017

3-hour pressure tendency: falling quickly (1.7 hPa change)

station needs maintenance

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind calm, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests monday sunny, high near 66F, low near 45F, 2% 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
Monday	Sunny	66/45	W 7 kt	–	2%
Tuesday	Sunny	58/38	N 9 kt	–	2%
Wednesday	Sunny	60/47	E 4 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	64/52	SW 8 kt	–	0%
Friday	Sunny	69/50	W 7 kt	–	1%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	65/49	NE 5 kt	–	3%
Sunday	Partly Sunny	64	S 6 kt	–	11%

Source: National Weather Service (office OKX). Forecast issued 0921Z.

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

2 runways · crosswind ranking

WIND USED

Wind calm or variable

Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 4,222 ft

06/24

Dimensions

4,201 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0645°T

ILSILS

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIVASI (V4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 24225°T

REILYes

Traffic patternLeft

15/33

Dimensions

4,222 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt

Edge lights

MED

RWY 15135°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 33315°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

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

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

-1,478 ft

Pressure altitude

-309 ft

Field elevation

81 ft MSL

Temperature

5°C (41°F)

Dewpoint

4°C (39°F)

Altimeter

30.31 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2156Z 5:56 PM

Sunrise

1114Z 7:14 AM

Loggable night

2225Z (6:25 PM local) → 1046Z (6:46 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2156Z (5:56 PM local) → 1114Z (7:14 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2256Z (6:56 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

Brookhaven Calabro Airport is in Shirley, New York. Field elevation 81 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerDAVID MORAN

Manager phone631-451-6299

AttendedDaily, 0700–1900

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKHWV / WSH

SectionalNEW YORK

Center (ARTCC)NEW YORK

Flight service (AFSS)NEW YORK

RegionNew York

CountryUnited States

Coordinates40.8219, -72.8694

Distance from city1 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

118

NEW YORK APP/DEP

A/D

119.625

ASOS

133.2

CLNC DEL

CLD

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KHWV traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 67 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

24.5

AVG OPS/DAY

40.2

Operations trend (16 days)

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 78%Unknown 16%Helicopter 3%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~225 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~63 landings/mo

›C72R (Piston single) · ~13 landings/mo

›O1 (Unknown) · ~11 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~10 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

›M20P (Piston single)

›C182 (Piston single)

›BE35 (Piston single)

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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KISP Long Island MacArthur Airport

11 NM W

VFR

KFOK Francis S Gabreski Airport

11 NM E

LIFR

KBDR Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport

24 NM NW

VFR

KFRG Republic Airport

25 NM W

VFR

KHVN Tweed New Haven Airport

26 NM N

VFR

KJPX Town of East Hampton Airport

29 NM E

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›DEER ALL AREAS OF ARPT ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

›GLIDER OPNS DALGT HOURS.

›OVERNIGHT RAMP PARKING $5.00.

›EXTENSIVE PARACHUTE JUMPING ACTIVITY INVOF ARPT.

›ALL TWY LIGHTS OPR.

›FOR CD CTC NEW YORK APCH AT 516-683-2449 OR 133.2

›TGL ON HOL, WKENDS & NON-DALGT HRS NOT RCMDD.

›RELOCATED THRESHOLD IS TAXIWAY Z1

›DINER/LUNCHEONETTE OPN 7 DAYS/WEEK 0700-1600.

›GLIDERS USE RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RYS 24 & 33; GLIDERS USE LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RYS 06 & 15

›UPPER AIR OBSERVATION BALLOONS LAUNCHED 3 MI NORTH OF ARPT 0600 & 1800.

›PILOTS BE AWARE WHEN CONDUCTING PRACTICE ILS APCHS: EXTENSIVE LIGHT ACFT TRAINING ON & INVOF ARPT ALL HRS.

›ALTN PHONE 631-451-6291 OR 631-451-6299.

›LNDG FEES VARY. SEE ARPT WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO.

›ACTVT MALSR RWY 06; REIL RWYS 24, 15, & 33; PAPI RWYS 15 & 33; MIRL RWYS 06/24 & 15/33 - CTAF.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KHWV on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KHWV have a METAR?

Yes. KHWV has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KHWV have a TAF?

When KHWV issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KHWV?

KHWV sits at 81 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KHWV?

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.

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