Townsend A Airport (DE34) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K33N), DE34 is currently MVFR with winds from 350° at 3 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Townsend A Airport in Townsend, DE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K33N): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Townsend A Airport (DE34) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Townsend, DE at a field elevation of 65 ft. DE34 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 (04/22), the longest 3,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KILG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K33N, 12.1 nm away.
Wind from the north (350°) at 3 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 30.43 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
METAR K33N 281155Z AUTO 35003KT 5SM BR 07/07 A3043 RMK A01
Current pilot readout for DE34
Based on the nearest station (K33N), DE34 is currently MVFR with winds from 350° at 3 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (04). Density altitude is approximately -1,500 ft (field elevation 65 ft). DE34 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KILG, about 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04FAV | 3,300 ft | TURF-F | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 22 | 3,300 ft | TURF-F | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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DE34 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 04/223,300 × 75 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at DE34Wind
- 04
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 22
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 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.
DE34 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at DE34
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: LIFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04
- 66%
- 22
- 34%
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Live crosswind meter
DE34 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K33N, 12 nm away.
Wind is 38° off runway 04, 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
- Yes
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- DE34
- City
- Townsend
- State
- Delaware
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 65 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.4143, -75.6630
- 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
- 9h 53m
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Pilot PIREPs for Townsend A Airport (DE34)
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