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Spiering Airport (8MD4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K33N), 8MD4 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 7 knots gusting 12, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Spiering Airport (8MD4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Greensboro, MD at a field elevation of 55 ft. 8MD4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K33N, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDOV.

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VFR
Observed 1815Z (2:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K33N, 16.5 nm away.

Wind
120° 7 kt
gusting 12 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.39"
Temp / Dew
66°F / 19°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 7 kt, gusting 12 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.39 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K33N 281815Z AUTO 12007G12KT 10SM CLR 19/10 A3039 RMK A01

What changed at K33N (nearest station)?

Since the 1755Z (1:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 12 kt.

Current pilot readout for 8MD4

Based on the nearest station (K33N), 8MD4 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 7 knots gusting 12, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 17. Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 55 ft). 8MD4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDOV, about 17 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
17FAV5 kt head4 kt left (g8)
353 kt tail6 kt right (g10)

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8MD4 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 17/35
    2,300 × 50 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8MD4
    Wind
    17
    5 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    35
    3 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    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
0122318Z06Z18Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

8MD4 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 8MD4

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

PIREP1823Z (2:23 PM EDT) · 60 NM N of 8MD4 · 32,000 ft MSL · B763
continuous light turbulence
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PTW UA /OV PTW246030/TM 1823/FL320/TP B763/TB CONS LGT
PTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PTW246030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1823Reported at 18:23 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
PIREP1645Z (12:45 PM EDT) · 41 NM NW of 8MD4 · 34,000 ft MSL · A319
continuous light 340 turbulence
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WRI UA /OV MURPH/TM 1645/FL340/TP A319/TB CONS LGT 340
WRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MURPHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1645Reported at 16:45 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT 340Turbulence: continuous light 340.
PIREP1340Z (9:40 AM EDT) · 97 NM NW of 8MD4 · 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) · 83 NM W of 8MD4 · 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) · 99 NM NW of 8MD4 · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 8MD4

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K33N reported mostly VFR across 72 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: 15 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.

35
63%
17
37%

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Live crosswind meter

8MD4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K33N, 17 nm away.

N17357 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt
Headwind in gusts
9 kt
Crosswind in gusts
8 kt

Wind is 39° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Spiering Airport (8MD4)
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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
8MD4
City
Greensboro
State
Maryland
Country
United States
Elevation
55 ft
Coordinates
38.9806, -75.7778
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K33N
TAF
Nearest KDOV
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 36m

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Pilot PIREPs for Spiering Airport (8MD4)

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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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