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Whalen Field (25MD) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K33N), 25MD is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Whalen Field in Sudlersville, MD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K33N): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Whalen Field (25MD) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sudlersville, MD at a field elevation of 70 ft. 25MD has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K33N, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDOV.

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VFR
Observed 2115Z (5:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K33N, 11.6 nm away.

Wind
110° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.36"
Temp / Dew
63°F / 17°C
dew 54°F / 12°C

Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K33N 282115Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A3036 RMK A01

What changed at K33N (nearest station)?

Since the 2055Z (4:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2055Z (4:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 25MD

Based on the nearest station (K33N), 25MD is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation 70 ft). 25MD does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDOV, about 18 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
17FAV3 kt head4 kt left
352 kt tail5 kt right

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25MD runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 17/35
    2,000 × 85 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 25MD
    Wind
    17
    3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    35
    2 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122321Z09Z21Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

25MD weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 25MD

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP2001Z (4:01 PM EDT) · 87 NM W of 25MD · 26,000 ft MSL · CL35
light rime 26,000–27,000 ft durc icing
Show raw report
LKU UA /OV AML280010/TM 2001/FL260/TP CL35/TA M37/IC LGT RIME 260-270 DURC
LKU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AML280010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2001Reported at 20:01 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
TA M37Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 260-270 DURCIcing: light rime 26,000–27,000 ft durc.
PIREP1823Z (2:23 PM EDT) · 49 NM N of 25MD · 32,000 ft MSL · B763
continuous light turbulence
Show raw report
PTW UA /OV PTW246030/TM 1823/FL320/TP B763/TB CONS LGT
PTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PTW246030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1823Reported at 18:23 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
PIREP1645Z (12:45 PM EDT) · 31 NM NW of 25MD · 34,000 ft MSL · A319
continuous light 340 turbulence
Show raw report
WRI UA /OV MURPH/TM 1645/FL340/TP A319/TB CONS LGT 340
WRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MURPHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1645Reported at 16:45 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT 340Turbulence: continuous light 340.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 25MD

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K33N reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 18 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 69%MVFR 7%IFR 11%LIFR 13%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 18

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 88%MVFR 6%IFR 4%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 3/13 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 23

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

35
63%
17
37%

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Live crosswind meter

25MD has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K33N, 12 nm away.

N17355 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Whalen Field (25MD)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
25MD
City
Sudlersville
State
Maryland
Country
United States
Elevation
70 ft
Coordinates
39.1675, -75.8402
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K33N
TAF
Nearest KDOV
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
38m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Whalen Field (25MD)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Whalen Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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