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US-6654 Weather Murphy Road Airstrip

Fort Fairfield, MaineElevation 566 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KCAR · 5 NM W · 46 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 · KCAR
WIND
230@5
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 from 220° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 1C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today sunny, high near 60F, low near 38F, 19% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Tuesday: winds up to 26 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Today Sunny 60/38 SW 8 kt – 19%
Monday Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 57/26 W 13 kt 23 kt 35%
Tuesday Sunny 41/19 NW 15 kt 26 kt 0% Strong winds in the forecast
Wednesday Sunny 45/25 W 6 kt – 2%
Thursday Mostly Sunny then Chance Light Rain 55/39 S 11 kt – 32%
Friday Partly Sunny 53/31 NW 12 kt – 7%
Saturday Mostly Sunny 52/34 W 9 kt – 14%

Source: National Weather Service (office CAR). Forecast issued 1240Z.

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 US-6654. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
566 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2127Z 5:27 PM
Sunrise
1104Z 7:04 AM
Loggable night
2158Z (5:58 PM local) → 1033Z (6:33 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2127Z (5:27 PM local) → 1104Z (7:04 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2227Z (6:27 PM local) → 1004Z (6:04 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

Murphy Road Airstrip is in Fort Fairfield, Maine. Field elevation 566 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-6654
RegionMaine
CountryUnited States
Coordinates46.8480, -67.8972
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-6654 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KCAR (5 NM W, VFR).

KCAR Caribou Municipal Airport
5 NM W
VFR
KPQI Presque Isle International Airport
11 NM SW
VFR
KFVE Northern Aroostook Regional Airport
31 NM NW
VFR
KHUL Houlton International Airport
44 NM S
VFR
KMLT Millinocket Municipal Airport
79 NM SW
VFR
CYFC Fredericton International Airport
82 NM SE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-6654 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-6654 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-6654. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-6654 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-6654. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-6654?
US-6654 sits at 566 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-6654?
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.