Essex Skypark Airport (W48) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:45 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMTN), W48 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Essex Skypark Airport in Baltimore, MD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMTN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Essex Skypark Airport (W48) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Baltimore, MD at a field elevation of 14 ft. W48 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMTN, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 3 physical runways (16/34, 16W, 34W), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMTN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMTN, 3.9 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.43 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMTN 280945Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/09 A3043 RMK FIRST
What changed at KMTN (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (5:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 30.41 → 30.43 inHg.
Current pilot readout for W48
Based on the nearest station (KMTN), W48 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -1,200 ft (field elevation 14 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2,081 ft | ASPH-E | - | - |
| 16W | 3,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
| 34 | 2,081 ft | ASPH-E | - | - |
| 34W | 3,000 ft | WATER | - | - |
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W48 runways
3 physical runways · 4 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 16/342,081 × 30 ft · ASPH-ECurrent useno stated-runway source at W48Wind
- 16
- no steady wind
- 34
- no steady wind
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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→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
W48 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 W48
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMTN reported mostly VFR across 38 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16W/34W
- 47%
- 16
- 40%
- 34
- 13%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0534Z (1:34 AM EDT)
TAF KMTN 280534Z 2806/2906 09003KT P6SM FEW250 FM280900 06003KT 6SM BR FEW025 SCT250 FM281300 05003KT P6SM SCT035 BKN120 FM281500 08004KT P6SM SCT040 BKN120 FM281800 11005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN120 FM290400 14003KT 6SM BR SCT030 SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
W48 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMTN, 3.9 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near W48
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near W48.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- W48
- City
- Baltimore
- State
- Maryland
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 14 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.2626, -76.4330
- Runways
- 3 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMTN
- TAF
- Nearest KMTN
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 13m
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Pilot PIREPs for Essex Skypark Airport (W48)
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