Flying M Farms Airport (MD77) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:45 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFDK), MD77 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Flying M Farms Airport in Comus, MD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFDK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Flying M Farms Airport (MD77) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Comus, MD at a field elevation of 590 ft. MD77 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFDK, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 1,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIAD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFDK, 9.6 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.42 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFDK 281645Z 20006KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A3042
What changed at KFDK (nearest station)?
Since the 1547Z (11:47 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 0 to 6 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.45 → 30.42 inHg.
Current pilot readout for MD77
Based on the nearest station (KFDK), MD77 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 590 ft). MD77 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIAD, about 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 1,400 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 35 | 1,400 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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MD77 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 17/351,400 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at MD77Wind
- 17
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 6 kt tailwind · 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 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
MD77 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at MD77
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFDK reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 42 observations, with 16 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 71%
- 17
- 29%
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Live crosswind meter
MD77 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFDK, 9.6 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near MD77
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near MD77.
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- MD77
- City
- Comus
- State
- Maryland
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 590 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.2598, -77.3414
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFDK
- TAF
- Nearest KIAD
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 5h 20m
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Nearby airports
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