St Michaels Seaplane Base (57MD) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:45 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KESN), 57MD is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near St Michaels Seaplane Base in St Michaels, MD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KESN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
St Michaels Seaplane Base (57MD) is a seaplane base in St Michaels, MD. 57MD has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KESN, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (18W, 36W), the longest 5,370 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KESN, 6.5 nm away.
Wind from the east (080°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KESN 282345Z 08004KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A3036
What changed at KESN (nearest station)?
Since the 2245Z (6:45 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
Current pilot readout for 57MD
Based on the nearest station (KESN), 57MD is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -650 ft (field elevation 0 ft). 57MD does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KADW, about 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18WFAV | 5,370 ft | WAT | 1 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 36W | 5,370 ft | WAT | 1 kt head | 4 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 6→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
57MD weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 57MD
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ROA UA /OV GVE045040/TM 2334/FL240/TP C68A/TA M24/IC LGT RIME
ROA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GVE045040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2334Reported at 23:34 UTC.FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.TP C68AAircraft type reporting.TA M24Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.Show raw report
ACY UA /OV SIE/TM 2331/FL230/TP B38M/TB OCNL MOD CHOP 230
ACY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SIELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2331Reported at 23:31 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL MOD CHOP 230Turbulence: occasional moderate chop 230.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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 57MD
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KESN reported mostly VFR across 40 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18W/36W
- 100%
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near 57MD
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near 57MD.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 57MD
- City
- St Michaels
- State
- Maryland
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 0 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.7903, -76.2058
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,370 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KESN
- TAF
- Nearest KADW
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 21h 29m
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Pilot PIREPs for St Michaels Seaplane Base (57MD)
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