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DE08 Weather Barcroft Company Heliport

Lewes, DelawareElevation 8 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KGED · 13 NM SW · 26 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KGED
WIND
080@4
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 70° at 4 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 15C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight clear, low near 49F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Clear 49 SW 4 kt – 0%
Monday Sunny 67/55 NW 9 kt – 0%
Tuesday Sunny 61/55 NE 9 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 62/57 E 9 kt – 0%
Thursday Mostly Sunny 67/56 SE 4 kt – 0%
Friday Sunny 71/57 W 4 kt – 0%
Saturday Mostly Sunny 67/59 NE 4 kt – 2%
Sunday Mostly Cloudy 69 S 9 kt – 12%

Source: National Weather Service (office PHI). Forecast issued 2220Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for DE08. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
8 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2208Z 6:08 PM
Sunrise
1120Z 7:20 AM
Loggable night
2236Z (6:36 PM local) → 1053Z (6:53 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2208Z (6:08 PM local) → 1120Z (7:20 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2308Z (7:08 PM local) → 1020Z (6:20 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Barcroft Company Heliport is in Lewes, Delaware. Field elevation 8 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATADE08
RegionDelaware
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38.7815, -75.1052
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

DE08 traffic patterns

2026-07-05 to 2026-07-13, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1.5
AVG OPS/DAY
2.5
Activity trend over 2 days: falling, from 3 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Piston single 67%Unknown 33%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C150 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo
›RV12 (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C150 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

DE08 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KGED (13 NM SW, VFR).

KGED Delaware Coastal Airport
13 NM SW
VFR
KWWD Cape May County Airport
16 NM NE
VFR
KDOV Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base
27 NM NW
VFR
KOXB Ocean City Municipal Airport
28 NM S
VFR
KSBY Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport
33 NM SW
VFR
KMIV Millville Municipal Airport
35 NM N
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗DE08 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does DE08 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for DE08. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does DE08 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for DE08. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at DE08?
DE08 sits at 8 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for DE08?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.