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Smyrna Airport (38N) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K33N), 38N is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Smyrna Airport in Smyrna, DE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K33N): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Smyrna Airport (38N) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Smyrna, DE at a field elevation of 18 ft. 38N has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K33N, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDOV.

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VFR
Observed 1615Z (12:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K33N, 5.2 nm away.

Wind
090° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.43"
Temp / Dew
64°F / 18°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the east (090°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.43 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K33N 281615Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM CLR 18/10 A3043 RMK A01

What changed at K33N (nearest station)?

Since the 1555Z (11:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1555Z (11:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 38N

Based on the nearest station (K33N), 38N is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 18 ft). 38N does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDOV, about 12 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
10FAV5 kt head0 kt
285 kt tail0 kt

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38N 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 10/28
    2,600 × 125 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 38N
    Wind
    10
    5 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    28
    5 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
0122316Z04Z16Z

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

38N 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 38N

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

PIREP1340Z (9:40 AM EDT) · 91 NM NW of 38N · 1,000 ft MSL · P28A
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CXY UA /OV N94 /TM 1340 /FL010 /TP P28A /SK OVC010 /RM FV 02-03SM PATCHY BR
CXY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV N94Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1340Reported at 13:40 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC010Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM FV 02-03SM PATCHY BRRemarks.
PIREP1316Z (9:16 AM EDT) · 97 NM W of 38N · during descent · CL69
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HEF UA /OV KHEF340001/TM 1316/FL009/TP CL69/SK OVC009/RM DURD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHEF340001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1316Reported at 13:16 UTC.
FL009Altitude: 900 ft MSL.
TP CL69Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1304Z (9:04 AM EDT) · 91 NM NW of 38N · 3,000 ft MSL · B737
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MDT UA /OV HAR/TM 1304/FL030/TP B737/SK TOPS030
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1304Reported at 13:04 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1210Z (8:10 AM EDT) · 97 NM W of 38N · 500 ft MSL · C25A
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HEF UA /OV KHEF/TM 1210/FL005/TP C25A/SK OVC005-TOPS009/RM DRUD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHEFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1210Reported at 12:10 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP C25AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC005-TOPS009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DRUDRemarks.
PIREP1144Z (7:44 AM EDT) · 58 NM S of 38N · altitude unknown · E145
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SBY UA /OV KSBY/TM 1144/FLUNKN/TP E145
SBY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSBYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1144Reported at 11:44 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
PIREP1037Z (6:37 AM EDT) · 97 NM W of 38N · during descent · PC12
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HEF UA /OV KHEF160001/TM 1037/FL005/TP PC12/SK OVC005-TOP011/RM DURD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHEF160001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1037Reported at 10:37 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC005-TOP011Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 38N

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K33N reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 18 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 69%MVFR 7%IFR 11%LIFR 13%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
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: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
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.

10
56%
28
44%

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Live crosswind meter

38N has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K33N, 5.2 nm away.

N10285 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 3° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Smyrna Airport (38N) with runway 10/28 marked
N ↑

Runway 10/28 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 · Mogas (auto fuel)
Attended
Ireg all day
Transient parking
Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
38N
City
Smyrna
State
Delaware
Country
United States
Elevation
18 ft
Coordinates
39.3036, -75.5839
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K33N
TAF
Nearest KDOV
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
5h 38m

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Pilot PIREPs for Smyrna Airport (38N)

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

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