Cherry Field (2MD6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:01 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KNUI), 2MD6 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 2,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Cherry Field in Lexington Park, MD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KNUI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cherry Field (2MD6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lexington Park, MD at a field elevation of 8 ft. 2MD6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KNUI, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNHK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KNUI, 2.1 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 5 statute miles, broken clouds at 2,300 ft, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 30.34 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,300 ft.
SPECI KNUI 281001Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR BKN023 11/11 A3034 RMK AO2 T01060106 $
What changed at KNUI (nearest station)?
Since the 0953Z (5:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 2,300 ft.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for 2MD6
Based on the nearest station (KNUI), 2MD6 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 2,300 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -1,050 ft (field elevation 8 ft). 2MD6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNHK, about 9 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | 2,000 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 21 | 2,000 ft | TURF | - | - |
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2MD6 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 03/212,000 × 150 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 2MD6Wind
- 03
- no steady wind
- 21
- no steady wind
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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 22 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 2,300 ft.
2MD6 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 2MD6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KNUI reported mostly VFR across 20 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,300 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 03
- 71%
- 21
- 29%
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Live crosswind meter
2MD6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KNUI, 2.1 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near 2MD6
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near 2MD6.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 2MD6
- City
- Lexington Park
- State
- Maryland
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 8 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.1440, -76.4722
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KNUI
- TAF
- Nearest KNHK
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 1m
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Pilot PIREPs for Cherry Field (2MD6)
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