Sugar Hill Airport (DE17) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:54 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGED), DE17 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Sugar Hill Airport in Greenwood, DE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGED): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sugar Hill Airport (DE17) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Greenwood, DE at a field elevation of 45 ft. DE17 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGED, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDOV.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGED, 11.8 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 3,200 ft, overcast at 4,000 ft, temperature 19°C (67°F), altimeter 30.37 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,200 ft.
METAR KGED 281854Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM BKN032 OVC040 19/11 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP284 T01940111 $
What changed at KGED (nearest station)?
Since the 1754Z (1:54 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 3,200 ft.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.39 → 30.37 inHg.
Current pilot readout for DE17
Based on the nearest station (KGED), DE17 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,200 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 45 ft). DE17 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDOV, about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03FAV | 2,300 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 6 kt right |
| 21 | 2,300 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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DE17 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 03/212,300 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at DE17Wind
- 03
- 1 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 1 kt tailwind · 6 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 23 h: wind 7→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → 3,200 ft.
DE17 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of DE17
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at DE17
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGED reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,100 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 03
- 69%
- 21
- 31%
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Live crosswind meter
DE17 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGED, 12 nm away.
Wind is 100° off runway 03, 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
- DE17
- City
- Greenwood
- State
- Delaware
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 45 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.7779, -75.5833
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGED
- TAF
- Nearest KDOV
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 47m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Sugar Hill Airport (DE17)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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