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Spirit Airpark (DE20) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K33N), DE20 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Spirit Airpark in Townsend, DE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K33N): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Spirit Airpark (DE20) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Townsend, DE at a field elevation of 80 ft. DE20 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K33N, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 3,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KILG.

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VFR
Observed 1555Z (11:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K33N, 11.5 nm away.

Wind
080° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.43"
Temp / Dew
63°F / 17°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the east (080°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.43 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K33N 281555Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A3043 RMK A01

What changed at K33N (nearest station)?

Since the 1535Z (11:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1535Z (11:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for DE20

Based on the nearest station (K33N), DE20 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (02). Density altitude is approximately -300 ft (field elevation 80 ft). DE20 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KILG, about 19 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
02FAV1 kt head8 kt right
203 kt tail8 kt left

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DE20 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 02/20
    3,300 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at DE20
    Wind
    02
    1 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    20
    3 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
    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
0122316Z04Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

DE20 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 DE20

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

PIREP1431Z (10:31 AM EDT) · 100 NM NW of DE20 · 3,200 ft MSL · C56X
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MDT UA /OV SEG/TM 1431/FL032/TP C56X/SK BASES017 TOPS023/TA TA 16
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1431Reported at 14:31 UTC.
FL032Altitude: 3,200 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES017 TOPS023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA TA 16Outside air temperature, °C.
PIREP1340Z (9:40 AM EDT) · 82 NM NW of DE20 · 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) · 91 NM SW of DE20 · 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) · 83 NM NW of DE20 · 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.
PIREP1210Z (8:10 AM EDT) · 91 NM SW of DE20 · 500 ft MSL · C25A
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HEF UA /OV KHEF/TM 1210/FL005/TP C25A/SK OVC005-TOPS009/RM DRUD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHEFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1210Reported at 12:10 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP C25AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC005-TOPS009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DRUDRemarks.
PIREP1144Z (7:44 AM EDT) · 63 NM S of DE20 · altitude unknown · E145
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SBY UA /OV KSBY/TM 1144/FLUNKN/TP E145
SBY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSBYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1144Reported at 11:44 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
PIREP1037Z (6:37 AM EDT) · 91 NM SW of DE20 · during descent · PC12
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HEF UA /OV KHEF160001/TM 1037/FL005/TP PC12/SK OVC005-TOP011/RM DURD
HEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHEF160001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1037Reported at 10:37 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC005-TOP011Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1022Z (6:22 AM EDT) · 80 NM NW of DE20 · 36,000 ft MSL · UAL2434
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ARP UAL2434 4033N 07635W 1022 F360 255/058KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL2434 4033N 07635W 102…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at DE20

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K33N reported mostly VFR across 70 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: 17 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.

02
66%
20
34%

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Live crosswind meter

DE20 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K33N, 12 nm away.

N02208 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
8 kt

Wind is 80° off runway 02, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Spirit Airpark (DE20)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Daily DALGT local
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
DE20
City
Townsend
State
Delaware
Country
United States
Elevation
80 ft
Coordinates
39.3736, -75.7458
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K33N
TAF
Nearest KILG
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
5h 51m

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Pilot PIREPs for Spirit Airpark (DE20)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Spirit Airpark, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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