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Ridgely Airpark (KRJD) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:45 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KESN), KRJD is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Ridgely Airpark in Ridgely, MD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KESN): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ridgely Airpark (KRJD) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ridgely, MD at a field elevation of 64 ft. KRJD has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KESN, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,214 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 120.225.

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VFR
Observed 1845Z (2:45 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KESN, 13.7 nm away.

Wind
VRB 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.37"
Temp / Dew
68°F / 20°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind variable at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.37 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KESN 281845Z VRB05KT 10SM CLR 20/09 A3037

What changed at KESN (nearest station)?

Since the 1745Z (1:45 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.39 → 30.37 inHg.

Current pilot readout for KRJD

Based on the nearest station (KESN), KRJD is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 100 ft (field elevation 64 ft). KRJD does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDOV, about 21 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is variable at 5 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
12--
30--

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KRJD 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 12/30
    3,214 × 50 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KRJD
    Wind
    12
    no steady wind
    30
    no steady wind
    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
061219Z06Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KRJD 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 KRJD

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

PIREP1823Z (2:23 PM EDT) · 60 NM N of KRJD · 32,000 ft MSL · B763
continuous light turbulence
Show raw report
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) · 38 NM NW of KRJD · 34,000 ft MSL · A319
continuous light 340 turbulence
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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.
PIREP1340Z (9:40 AM EDT) · 95 NM NW of KRJD · 1,000 ft MSL · P28A
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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KRJD

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KESN reported mostly VFR across 40 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/13 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 4,700 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

30
51%
12
49%

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Live crosswind meter

KRJD has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KESN, 14 nm away.

N1230wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Asphalt · 3,214 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Ridgely Airpark (KRJD) with runway 12/30 marked
N ↑

Runway 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended all day
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting · Parachute jumping
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KRJD
FAA LID
RJD
City
Ridgely
State
Maryland
Country
United States
Elevation
64 ft
Coordinates
38.9701, -75.8663
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,214 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KESN
TAF
Nearest KDOV
AWOS/ASOS
120.225 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
2h 47m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ridgely Airpark (KRJD)

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

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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