KPVD/PVD METAR & TAF Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport

Providence/Warwick, Rhode IslandElevation 55 ftLarge airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR7 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

160@8

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-234 ft

-289 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 1951Z (3:51 PM local) · 7 min old

KPVD is currently VFR. Winds are from the south at 8 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

160° at 8 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

17°C / 4°C

63°F / 39°F. 13°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.46 inHg

1031.5 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: CLR RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

SLP316

sea-level pressure 1031.6 hPa

T01720039

precise temperature 17.2°C, dew point 3.9°C

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 1720Z (1:20 PM local) · valid to 1800Z (2:00 PM local)

KPVD forecast starts VFR at 18Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

VFR

1800Z2:00 PM2248Z6:48 PM0336Z11:36 PM0824Z4:24 AM1312Z9:12 AM1800Z2:00 PM

Codes in this report: P6SM SKC FEW

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FAA: no delays reported at PVD.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No significant weather concerns in the current report.

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 from 160° at 8 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests this afternoon sunny, high near 66F, low near 39F, 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
This Afternoon	Sunny	66/39	S 4 kt	–	0%
Monday	Sunny	67/46	W 7 kt	–	1%
Tuesday	Sunny	56/35	N 10 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Sunny	57/43	NE 6 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Sunny	66/51	SW 9 kt	–	1%
Friday	Sunny	72/47	W 6 kt	–	2%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	66/50	NE 5 kt	–	7%

Source: National Weather Service (office BOX). Forecast issued 1940Z.

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

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

160° at 8 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 168 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

8 kt

CROSS

2 kt R

BEST

HEAD

5 kt

CROSS

6 kt L

HEAD

5 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt R

HEAD

8 kt tail

CROSS

2 kt L

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 8,700 ft

05/23

Dimensions

8,700 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 0532°T

Landing length (LDA)8,700 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA8,700 / 8,700 / 8,700 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsALSF2

VGSIPAPI (P4R)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 23212°T

Landing length (LDA)8,700 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA8,700 / 8,700 / 8,700 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIVASI (V4L)

Traffic patternLeft

16/34

Dimensions

6,081 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 16142°T

Landing length (LDA)5,516 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA6,081 / 6,081 / 6,081 ft

Displaced threshold565 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 34322°T

Landing length (LDA)6,081 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA6,081 / 6,081 / 6,081 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

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

-234 ft

Pressure altitude

-485 ft

Field elevation

55 ft MSL

Temperature

17°C (63°F)

Dewpoint

4°C (39°F)

Altimeter

30.46 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

2149Z 5:49 PM

Sunrise

1110Z 7:10 AM

Loggable night

2218Z (6:18 PM local) → 1041Z (6:41 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2149Z (5:49 PM local) → 1110Z (7:10 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2249Z (6:49 PM local) → 1010Z (6:10 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

Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport is in Providence/Warwick, Rhode Island. Field elevation 55 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeLarge airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerIFTIKHAR AHMAD

Manager phone401-691-2000

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKPVD / PVD

SectionalNEW YORK

Center (ARTCC)BOSTON

Flight service (AFSS)BRIDGEPORT

RegionRhode Island

CountryUnited States

Coordinates41.7250, -71.4257

Distance from city6 NM S

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF120.700

FREQUENCIES

Communications

135.4

PROVIDENCE APP/DEP

A/D

124.2

ATIS

126.65

CLNC DEL

CLD

120.7

CTAF

121.9

PROVIDENCE GND

GND

122.6

BRIDGEPORT RDO

RDO

120.7

PROVIDENCE TWR

TWR

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KPVD traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

96.6

AVG OPS/DAY

108.4

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Airliner 69%Piston single 14%Unknown 8%Jet 5%Turboprop 4%

Mostly airliner-class aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›BCS3 (Airliner) · ~267 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~183 landings/mo

›B737 (Airliner) · ~173 landings/mo

›E75L (Airliner) · ~142 landings/mo

›CRJ9 (Airliner) · ~132 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›C208 (Turboprop)

›C152 (Piston single)

›A139 (Helicopter)

›B429 (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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KOQU Quonset State Airport

8 NM S

VFR

KSFZ North Central State Airport

12 NM N

VFR

KEWB New Bedford Regional Airport

21 NM E

VFR

KWST Westerly State Airport

28 NM SW

VFR

KOWD Norwood Memorial Airport

30 NM N

VFR

KPYM Plymouth Municipal Airport

33 NM E

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›TWY A UNEVEN PAVEMENT BTN TWY M & RWY 23.

›FOR CD WHEN APCH CLSD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.

›NE RAMP ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GTR THAN 150 FT RQR GND CREW ASSISTANCE FOR THRU TAXI AND PRKG.

›PARKED ACFT ON THE NE RAMP WEST OF TWY A, BE ALERT. FQT FLT SCHOOL, TSNT JET ACFT, AND VER ACTVTY.

›TWY V CLSD DLY 2000-0800 BTN RWY 16/34 AND TWY C.

›TRML RAMP PROHIBITED FOR USE BY GA.

›GND VEHICLES MNT CTAF WHEN ATCT CLSD.

›ENGINEERED MATERIAL ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 255 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 34.

›ENGINEERED MATERIAL ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 417 FT IN LENGTH BY 178 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 23.

›ENGINEERED MATERIAL ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 462 FT IN LENGTH BY 178 FT IN WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 16.

›EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

›WHEN ATCT CLSD, ALSF-2 BCMS SSALS PRESET MED INTST ONLY. WHEN ATCT CLSD, ACTVT MALSR RWY 23 & 34; REIL RWY 16; PAPI RWY 05, 16 & 34; VASI RWY 23; TDZ RWY 05; CNTLN RWY 5/23; HIRL RWY 5/23 & 16/34 - CTAF.

›54 FT TREES 700 FT R OF CNTRLN 2000 FT FM RWY END. 37:1 TO DTHR.

›PCR VALUE: 780/F/B/X/T

›PCR VALUE: 1010/F/A/X/T

›NW RAMP ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GTR THAN 110 FT RQR GND CREW ASSISTANCE FOR THRU TAXI AND PRKG.

›NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT. HELS AVOID RESL AREAS WHEN BLW 1000 FT.

›RUN UP PAD FOR TWY F CLSD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN OVER 118 FT.

›110 FT UNMKD LGT POLES, 2700 FT FM THR RWY 34, 900 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.

›DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KPVD on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KPVD have a METAR?

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

Does KPVD have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KPVD; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KPVD?

KPVD sits at 55 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KPVD?

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.