Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport (KEDG) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:45 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMTN), KEDG is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport in Gunpowder, MD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMTN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport (KEDG) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gunpowder, MD at a field elevation of 21 ft. KEDG has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMTN, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 1,704 ft. CTAF is 126.2.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMTN, 6.9 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.45 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMTN 281645Z 14004KT 10SM CLR 18/07 A3045
What changed at KMTN (nearest station)?
Since the 1545Z (11:45 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.47 → 30.45 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KEDG
Based on the nearest station (KMTN), KEDG is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 21 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 1,704 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 01 | 1,704 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KEDG 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.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 01/191,704 × 85 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KEDGWind
- 01
- 3 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 3 kt headwind · 2 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→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KEDG weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 KEDG
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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 KEDG
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMTN reported mostly VFR across 39 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 62%
- 19
- 38%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1123Z (7:23 AM EDT)
TAF KMTN 281123Z 2812/2912 06003KT P6SM FEW015 SCT100 FM281300 05003KT P6SM SCT035 BKN120 FM281500 08004KT P6SM SCT040 BKN120 FM281800 11005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN120 FM290400 14003KT 6SM BR SCT030 SCT250 FM290900 15003KT 3SM BR SCT005 BKN010
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Live crosswind meter
KEDG has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMTN, 6.9 nm away.
Wind is 35° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near KEDG
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near KEDG.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Tue-Fri 0630-1700 EXCLD HOL. local
- Pattern altitude
- 721 ft MSL (700 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KEDG
- FAA LID
- EDG
- City
- Gunpowder
- State
- Maryland
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 21 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.3916, -76.2911
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,704 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMTN
- TAF
- Nearest KMTN
- CTAF
- 126.2 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 4h 37m
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Pilot PIREPs for Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport (KEDG)
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