West Private Airport (DE21) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOXB), DE21 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near West Private Airport in Frankford, DE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOXB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
West Private Airport (DE21) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Frankford, DE at a field elevation of 21 ft. DE21 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOXB, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSBY.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOXB, 12.6 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (040°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (65°F), altimeter 30.42 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOXB 281453Z AUTO 04009KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP302 T01830128 50010
What changed at KOXB (nearest station)?
Since the 1353Z (9:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for DE21
Based on the nearest station (KOXB), DE21 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation 21 ft). DE21 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSBY, about 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 3,000 ft | TURF | 6 kt head | 7 kt left |
| 28 | 3,000 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 7 kt right |
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DE21 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 10/283,000 × 65 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at DE21Wind
- 10
- 6 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
- 28
- 6 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
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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 9→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
DE21 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 DE21
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at DE21
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOXB reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,800 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 10
- 58%
- 28
- 42%
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Live crosswind meter
DE21 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOXB, 13 nm away.
Wind is 49° off runway 10, 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- DE21
- City
- Frankford
- State
- Delaware
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 21 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.5179, -75.1599
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOXB
- TAF
- Nearest KSBY
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 6h 55m
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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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50–100 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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- Midatlantic Radio Kontrol Society - Waybright Field , Salisbury, MD · 27 mi
Pilot PIREPs for West Private Airport (DE21)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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