Douglass Seaplane Base (ME51) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:51 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPWM), ME51 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 20,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Douglass Seaplane Base in Standish, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPWM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Douglass Seaplane Base (ME51) is a seaplane base in Standish, ME. ME51 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPWM, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 7,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPWM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPWM, 14.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 20,000 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.41 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 20,000 ft.
METAR KPWM 281951Z 18003KT 10SM BKN200 09/00 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP298 T00890000
What changed at KPWM (nearest station)?
Since the 1851Z (2:51 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.43 → 30.41 inHg.
Current pilot readout for ME51
Based on the nearest station (KPWM), ME51 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 20,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately -1,000 ft (field elevation 270 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 7,000 ft | WATER | 2 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 32 | 7,000 ft | WATER | 2 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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ME51 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 14/327,000 × 500 ft · WATERCurrent useno stated-runway source at ME51Wind
- 14
- 2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 2 kt tailwind · 3 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 6→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → 20,000 ft.
ME51 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 ME51
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPWM reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 20,000 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 32
- 70%
- 14
- 30%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (1:20 PM EDT)
TAF KPWM 281720Z 2818/2918 24005KT P6SM SCT200
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Live crosswind meter
ME51 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPWM, 14 nm away.
Wind is 57° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- ME51
- City
- Standish
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 270 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.7370, -70.6106
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 7,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPWM
- TAF
- Nearest KPWM
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 1h 14m
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Pilot PIREPs for Douglass Seaplane Base (ME51)
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