KGED/GED METAR Delaware Coastal Airport

Georgetown, DelawareElevation 53 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR31 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

020@6

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-357 ft

-410 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 1554Z (11:54 AM local) · 31 min old

KGED is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 6 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

20° at 6 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

17°C / 7°C

63°F / 45°F. 10°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.58 inHg

1035.6 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP354

sea-level pressure 1035.4 hPa

T01670067

precise temperature 16.7°C, dew point 6.7°C

FAA: no delays reported at GED.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 20° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests this afternoon sunny, high near 64F, low near 38F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
This Afternoon	Sunny	64/38	NE 4 kt	–	0%
Monday	Sunny	68/46	NW 4 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	65/46	NE 9 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	64/48	E 9 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Partly Sunny	71/50	S 4 kt	–	1%
Friday	Sunny	74/51	W 4 kt	–	0%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	71/53	NE 4 kt	–	3%

Source: National Weather Service (office PHI). Forecast issued 1624Z.

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

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

020° at 6 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 046 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

6 kt

CROSS

1 kt L

BEST

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

6 kt L

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt R

HEAD

6 kt tail

CROSS

1 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 5,500 ft

04/22

Dimensions

5,500 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0433°T

Displaced threshold370 ft

Approach lightsMALS

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 22213°T

Displaced threshold169 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

10/28

Dimensions

3,109 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 1090°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

RWY 28270°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

-357 ft

Pressure altitude

-607 ft

Field elevation

53 ft MSL

Temperature

17°C (63°F)

Dewpoint

7°C (45°F)

Altimeter

30.58 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2209Z 6:09 PM

Sunrise

1121Z 7:21 AM

Loggable night

2237Z (6:37 PM local) → 1054Z (6:54 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2209Z (6:09 PM local) → 1121Z (7:21 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2309Z (7:09 PM local) → 1021Z (6:21 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

Delaware Coastal Airport is in Georgetown, Delaware. Field elevation 53 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerROBERT L. BRYANT

Manager phone302-855-7774

AttendedDaily, 0800–1800

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKGED / GED

SectionalWASHINGTON

Center (ARTCC)WASHINGTON

Flight service (AFSS)MILLVILLE

RegionDelaware

CountryUnited States

Coordinates38.6892, -75.3589

Distance from city2 NM SE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF123.000

UNICOM123.000

FREQUENCIES

Communications

132.425

DOVER APP/DEP

A/D

118.375

ASOS

112.6

MILLVILLE RDO

RDO

123

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

123.000

CTAF

123.000

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KGED traffic patterns

2026-06-13 to 2026-10-23, 58 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

3.5

AVG OPS/DAY

6.5

Operations trend (15 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 38%Jet 20%Unknown 14%Helicopter 13%Turboprop 8%Twin 6%Airliner 1%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~27 landings/mo

›B429 (Helicopter) · ~11 landings/mo

›EC45 (Helicopter) · ~9 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~7 landings/mo

›AA5 (Unknown) · ~7 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›UNKN (Unknown)

›C182 (Piston single)

›B429 (Helicopter)

›AA5 (Unknown)

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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KSBY Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport

22 NM S

VFR

KOXB Ocean City Municipal Airport

25 NM SE

VFR

KDOV Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base

27 NM N

VFR

KWWD Cape May County Airport

28 NM NE

VFR

KCGE Cambridge Dorchester Airport

33 NM W

VFR

KESN Easton Airport / Newnam Field

34 NM W

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›ACTVT MALS RWY 4; REIL RWY 04, 22, 10, 28; MIRL RWY 04/22 & 10/28 - CTAF.

›PAEW WITHIN SAFETY AREA OF RWYS & TWYS.

›ARPT UNATNDD THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY.

›RWY 04/22 SUBJ TO FQT RWY ACFT BACKTAXI OPS.

›PARK & TIE DOWN FEES.

›BIRDS, DEER, AND OTHER WILDLIFE INVOF RWYS.

›EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

›ROBERT.BRYANT@SUSSEXCOUNTYDE.GOV.

›FBO HRS 0800-1800 LST. FOR SVC/FUEL AFT HRS CALL 302-855-2355.

›GCO AVBL ON FREQ 125.55.

›FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO FREQ, CTC DOVER APCH AT 302-677-3940. IF DOVER APCH UNA, CTC WASHINGTON ARTCC AT 703-771-3587.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KGED on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KGED have a METAR?

Yes. KGED has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KGED have a TAF?

When KGED issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KGED?

KGED sits at 53 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KGED?

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.

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