Eric's Field Airport (78ME) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:51 PM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KPWM), 78ME is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Eric's Field Airport in Falmouth, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPWM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Eric's Field Airport (78ME) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Falmouth, ME at a field elevation of 97 ft. 78ME has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPWM, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPWM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPWM, 6.8 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 30.47 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPWM 280351Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M07 A3047 RMK AO2 SLP317 LAST T00281067
What changed at KPWM (nearest station)?
Since the 0251Z (10:51 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed down from 5 to 0 kt.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 30.45 → 30.47 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 78ME
Based on the nearest station (KPWM), 78ME is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -2,050 ft (field elevation 97 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1,900 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 36 | 1,900 ft | TURF | - | - |
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78ME 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 18/361,900 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 78MEWind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- 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 23 h: wind 11→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
78ME 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 78ME
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BML UA /OV BML050020/TM 2218/FL380/TP B772/TB LGT CHOP
BML UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BML050020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2218Reported at 22:18 UTC.FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.TP B772Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 78ME
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPWM reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 66%
- 18
- 34%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2320Z (7:20 PM EDT)
TAF KPWM 272320Z 2800/2824 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
78ME has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPWM, 6.8 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 78ME
- City
- Falmouth
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 97 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.7531, -70.2592
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPWM
- TAF
- Nearest KPWM
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 17h 44m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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Pilot PIREPs for Eric's Field Airport (78ME)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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