Bell Airport (MD12) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDMW), MD12 is currently IFR with winds from 180° at 10 knots, visibility 2 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Bell Airport in Emmittsburg, MD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDMW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bell Airport (MD12) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Emmittsburg, MD at a field elevation of 370 ft. MD12 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDMW, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 2,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMRB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDMW, 13.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 10 kt, visibility 2 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.38 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).
METAR KDMW 281835Z AUTO 18010KT 2SM -DZ HZ CLR 17/08 A3038 RMK AO2 VIS 3/4V5
Current pilot readout for MD12
Based on the nearest station (KDMW), MD12 is currently IFR with winds from 180° at 10 knots, visibility 2 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (20). Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 370 ft). MD12 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMRB, about 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 2,100 ft | TURF | 10 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 02 | 2,100 ft | TURF | 10 kt tail | 0 kt |
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MD12 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 02/202,100 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at MD12Wind
- 02
- 10 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 20
- 10 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.
MD12 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 MD12
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 02
- 63%
- 20
- 37%
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Live crosswind meter
MD12 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDMW, 13 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near MD12
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near MD12.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- MD12
- City
- Emmittsburg
- State
- Maryland
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 370 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.6364, -77.2928
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDMW
- TAF
- Nearest KMRB
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 3h 19m
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Pilot PIREPs for Bell Airport (MD12)
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