Ocean City Municipal Airport (26N) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:54 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KACY), 26N is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ocean City Municipal Airport in Ocean City, NJ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KACY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ocean City Municipal Airport (26N) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ocean City, NJ at a field elevation of 6 ft. 26N has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KACY, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 2,972 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KACY.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KACY, 11.7 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (62°F), altimeter 30.45 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KACY 281454Z 07008KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A3045 RMK AO2 SLP311 T01670089 50003 $
What changed at KACY (nearest station)?
Since the 1354Z (9:54 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature up 3°C.
Current pilot readout for 26N
Based on the nearest station (KACY), 26N is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (06). Density altitude is approximately -450 ft (field elevation 6 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06FAV | 2,972 ft | ASPH-G | 7 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 24 | 2,972 ft | ASPH-G | 7 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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26N 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 06/242,972 × 60 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 26NWind
- 06
- 7 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 7 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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“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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 12→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
26N weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 26N
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KACY reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 06
- 64%
- 24
- 36%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (7:20 AM EDT)
TAF KACY 281120Z 2812/2912 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM281400 06006KT P6SM FEW250 FM281800 12008KT P6SM SCT250 FM290000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
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Live crosswind meter
26N's AWOS-AV isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KACY, 12 nm away.
Wind is 23° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 06/24 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Jun-Sep Daily 0800-1800 local; Winter Daily 0800-1600 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 26N
- City
- Ocean City
- State
- New Jersey
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 6 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.2635, -74.6075
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,972 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-AV, not in the national feed (using KACY)
- TAF
- Nearest KACY
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 6h 57m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ocean City Municipal Airport (26N)
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