Ward's Airport (4MD2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:15 PM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (K2G4), 4MD2 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ward's Airport in Oakland, MD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K2G4): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ward's Airport (4MD2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Oakland, MD at a field elevation of 2,500 ft. 4MD2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K2G4, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 1,883 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMGW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K2G4, 10.6 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.33 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K2G4 272315Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM CLR 15/08 A3033 RMK AO2
What changed at K2G4 (nearest station)?
Since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 4MD2
Based on the nearest station (K2G4), 4MD2 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately 2,600 ft (field elevation 2,500 ft). 4MD2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMGW, about 25 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 1,883 ft | TURF | 6 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 28 | 1,883 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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4MD2 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 10/281,883 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4MD2Wind
- 10
- 6 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 28
- 6 kt tailwind · 4 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 24 h: wind 6→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
4MD2 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 4MD2
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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2G9 UA /OV IHD/TM 2236/FL260/TP E75L/TB CONS MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
2G9 UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IHDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2236Reported at 22:36 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB CONS MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous moderate chop.RM ZOBRemarks.Show raw report
IAD UA /OV LDN360015/TM 1905/FL160/TP B737/TB MOD/RM 160-150 FRDMM ARRIVAL
IAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LDN360015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1905Reported at 19:05 UTC.FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB MODTurbulence: moderate.RM 160-150 FRDMM ARRIVALRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 4MD2
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K2G4 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 11 kt. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 28
- 51%
- 10
- 49%
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Live crosswind meter
4MD2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K2G4, 11 nm away.
Wind is 38° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- 4MD2
- City
- Oakland
- State
- Maryland
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,500 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.4304, -79.4543
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,883 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K2G4
- TAF
- Nearest KMGW
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 22h 44m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ward's Airport (4MD2)
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