KMDD/MDD METAR Midland Airpark

Midland, TexasElevation 2,803 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

MVFR15 min old

Ceiling 2,300 ft, visibility 10 SM, gusts to 20 kt.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

MVFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

150@13

gust 20 kt

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

2,300 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

3,588 ft

+785 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 1515Z (10:15 AM local) · 15 min old

KMDD is currently MVFR. Winds are from the southeast at 13 knots gusting 20. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 2,300 feet AGL. The main issue is ceiling 2300 ft agl (mvfr).

WIND

150° at 13 kt, gust 20

Gusts 7 kt above the steady wind.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 2,300 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

19°C / 14°C

66°F / 57°F. 5°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.27 inHg

1025.1 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

LOW CIG, GUST

Ceiling 2300 ft AGL (MVFR).

Codes in this report: AUTO OVC 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)

T01930138

precise temperature 19.3°C, dew point 13.8°C

FAA: no delays reported at MDD.

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

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Moderate

›Conditions are MVFR.

›Wind gusting to 20 kt (gust spread 7 kt).

›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 MVFR, wind from 150° at 13 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 2,300 ft. Forecast suggests today isolated showers and thunderstorms, high near 73F, low near 62F, 12% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast; strong winds in the forecast. Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Today: Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov

Today: winds up to 30 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Today	Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms	73/62	SE 17 kt	30 kt	12%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday	Scattered Rain Showers	71/60	S 13 kt	–	52%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	77/61	S 9 kt	–	12%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	80/62	S 9 kt	–	2%
Thursday	Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	77/61	S 13 kt	–	59%
Friday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	74/61	S 13 kt	–	59%
Saturday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny	78/62	SW 9 kt	–	39%

Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

Source: National Weather Service (office MAF). Forecast issued 1529Z.

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

150° at 13 kt, gust 20

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 1613 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

13 kt

CROSS

3 kt L

BEST

HEAD

3 kt

CROSS

13 kt R

X-WIND

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

13 kt L

X-WIND

HEAD

13 kt tail

CROSS

3 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 5,571 ft

07/25

Dimensions

5,571 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0775°T

Landing length (LDA)5,022 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA5,571 / 5,571 / 5,571 ft

Displaced threshold550 ft

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 25255°T

VGSIVASI (V4L)

Traffic patternRight

16/34

Dimensions

3,977 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 16165°T

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 34345°T

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternRight

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

3,588 ft

Pressure altitude

2,453 ft

Field elevation

2,803 ft MSL

Temperature

19°C (66°F)

Dewpoint

14°C (57°F)

Altimeter

30.27 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

0005Z 7:05 PM

Sunrise

1300Z 8:00 AM

Loggable night

0030Z (7:30 PM local) → 1235Z (7:35 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0005Z (7:05 PM local) → 1300Z (8:00 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0105Z (8:05 PM local) → 1200Z (7:00 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

Midland Airpark is in Midland, Texas. Field elevation 2,803 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerJUSTINE RUFF

Manager phone432-560-2200

AttendedALL S-S, 0700–2000

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKMDD / MDD

SectionalALBUQUERQUE

Center (ARTCC)FORT WORTH

Flight service (AFSS)SAN ANGELO

RegionTexas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates32.0365, -102.1010

Distance from city3 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF122.700

UNICOM122.700

FREQUENCIES

Communications

124.6

APP/DEP

A/D

118.125

AWOS 3

AWOS

121.8

CLNC DEL

CLD

122.7

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.700

CTAF

122.700

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KMDD traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

32.5

AVG OPS/DAY

42.9

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Piston single 52%Unknown 23%Jet 11%Turboprop 9%Twin 3%Helicopter 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~200 landings/mo

›C72R (Piston single) · ~28 landings/mo

›E55P (Jet) · ~21 landings/mo

›B350 (Turboprop) · ~20 landings/mo

›P06T (Unknown) · ~13 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›P06T (Unknown)

›SR20 (Piston single)

›BE33 (Piston single)

›B350 (Turboprop)

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.

KMAF Midland International Air and Space Port

8 NM SW

MVFR

KBPG Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport

31 NM E

VFR

KINK Winkler County Airport

58 NM W

UNKNOWN

KHOB Lea County Regional Airport

KFST Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport

79 NM SW

MVFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›BIRDS INVOF ARPT (SEASONAL).

›THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.

›FOR CD WHEN 121.8 IS OTS CTC MIDLAND APCH AT 432-563-2123. WHEN APCH CLSD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

›EXT 3001

›OPRS ON NON-PAVED SFCS ARE PROHIBITED WITHOUT 24 HR PPR.

›MIRL RWYS 07/25 & 16/34 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT VASI RWY 25; PAPI RWYS 07, 16 & 34 - CTAF.

›FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 432-685-7000.

›APCH SLOPE AT DSPLCD THR 38:1.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KMDD on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KMDD have a METAR?

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

Does KMDD have a TAF?

When KMDD 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 KMDD?

KMDD sits at 2,803 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KMDD?

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.