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Fallston Airport (W42) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:45 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMTN), W42 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Fallston Airport in Fallston, MD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMTN): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Fallston Airport (W42) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fallston, MD at a field elevation of 460 ft. W42 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMTN, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMTN.

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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 KMTN, 10.6 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.40"
Temp / Dew
64°F / 18°C
dew 43°F / 6°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.40 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KMTN 281845Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/06 A3040

What changed at KMTN (nearest station)?

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

  • Wind speed down from 6 to 0 kt.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.43 → 30.40 inHg.

Current pilot readout for W42

Based on the nearest station (KMTN), W42 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 350 ft (field elevation 460 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.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
04--
22--

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W42 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 04/22
    2,200 × 50 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at W42
    Wind
    04
    no steady wind
    22
    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→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

W42 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 W42

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

PIREP1823Z (2:23 PM EDT) · 30 NM NE of W42 · 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) · 3 NM SE of W42 · 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.
PIREP1431Z (10:31 AM EDT) · 80 NM N of W42 · 3,200 ft MSL · C56X
Show raw report
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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at W42

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.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/11 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

04
68%
22
32%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1733Z (1:33 PM EDT)

TAF KMTN 281733Z 2818/2918 14004KT P6SM BKN250 FM290800 14003KT 2SM BR FEW250 FM291100 15003KT 5SM BR SCT005 SCT250 FM291400 15008KT P6SM SCT005

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Live crosswind meter

W42 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMTN, 11 nm away.

N0422wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Asphalt · 2,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Fallston Airport (W42) with runway 04/22 marked
N ↑

Runway 04/22 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Nearby TFRs

Active FAA TFRs near W42

FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near W42.

Security TFR
WASHINGTON, DC., USA
Active 18.3 NM from W42
NOTAM: 4/9383

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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
W42
City
Fallston
State
Maryland
Country
United States
Elevation
460 ft
Coordinates
39.5015, -76.4111
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMTN
TAF
Nearest KMTN
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
2h 29m

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Pilot PIREPs for Fallston Airport (W42)

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

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