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Chorman Airport (KD74) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:54 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGED), KD74 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Chorman Airport in Farmington, DE, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGED): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Chorman Airport (KD74) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Farmington, DE at a field elevation of 65 ft. KD74 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGED, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,585 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 2154Z (5:54 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGED, 15.3 nm away.

Wind
100° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.36"
Temp / Dew
61°F / 16°C
dew 53°F / 12°C

Wind from the east (100°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KGED 282154Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP279 T01610117 $

What changed at KGED (nearest station)?

Since the 2054Z (4:54 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2054Z (4:54 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KD74

Based on the nearest station (KGED), KD74 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 16. Density altitude is approximately -350 ft (field elevation 65 ft). KD74 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDOV, about 18 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
16FAV2 kt head2 kt left
342 kt tail2 kt right

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KD74 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 16/34
    3,585 × 50 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KD74
    Wind
    16
    2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    34
    2 kt tailwind · 2 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
061222Z09Z21Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KD74 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 KD74

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

PIREP2001Z (4:01 PM EDT) · 97 NM W of KD74 · 26,000 ft MSL · CL35
light rime 26,000–27,000 ft durc icing
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LKU UA /OV AML280010/TM 2001/FL260/TP CL35/TA M37/IC LGT RIME 260-270 DURC
LKU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AML280010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2001Reported at 20:01 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
TA M37Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 260-270 DURCIcing: light rime 26,000–27,000 ft durc.
PIREP1823Z (2:23 PM EDT) · 70 NM N of KD74 · 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) · 52 NM NW of KD74 · 34,000 ft MSL · A319
continuous light 340 turbulence
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 KD74

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.

Last 24 hours
VFR 88%MVFR 8%IFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 3,100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 99%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,100 ft
Lowest vis: 1.75 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

34
58%
16
42%

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Live crosswind meter

KD74 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGED, 15 nm away.

N16343 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 56° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,585 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Chorman Airport (KD74) with runway 16/34 marked
N ↑

Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Mon-Fri 0830-DUSK local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
D74
City
Farmington
State
Delaware
Country
United States
Elevation
65 ft
Coordinates
38.8497, -75.6128
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,585 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGED
TAF
Nearest KDOV
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
23h 36m

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Pilot PIREPs for Chorman Airport (KD74)

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 Chorman Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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