KOWD/OWD METAR Norwood Memorial Airport

Norwood, MassachusettsElevation 49 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR7 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-2,579 ft

-2,628 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0853Z (4:53 AM local) · 7 min old

KOWD is currently VFR. Winds are calm. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

Calm

No steady wind.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

-2°C / -3°C

28°F / 27°F. 1°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.54 inHg

1034.2 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)

SLP342

sea-level pressure 1034.2 hPa

I1000

unrecognized remark group

I3001

unrecognized remark group

T10221028

precise temperature -2.2°C, dew point -2.8°C

55001

3-hour pressure tendency: falling then rising (0.1 hPa change)

FAA: no delays reported at OWD.

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 calm, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests sunday widespread frost then sunny, high near 64F, low near 31F, 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
Sunday	Widespread Frost then Sunny	64/31	SW 3 kt	–	0%
Monday	Patchy Frost then Sunny	67/42	W 6 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	54/30	N 7 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Widespread Frost then Sunny	56/33	0 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Sunny	66/45	SW 9 kt	21 kt	2%
Friday	Sunny	69/42	W 6 kt	–	1%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	65	W 5 kt	–	0%

Source: National Weather Service (office BOX). Forecast issued 0859Z.

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

WIND USED

Wind calm or variable

Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.

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 4,007 ft

10/28

Dimensions

3,995 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

RWY 1089°T

Landing length (LDA)2,795 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA3,995 / 3,995 / 3,782 ft

Displaced threshold987 ft

VGSIPAPI (P4R)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 28269°T

Landing length (LDA)3,595 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA3,995 / 3,995 / 3,808 ft

Displaced threshold212 ft

Traffic patternLeft

17/35

Dimensions

4,007 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 17155°T

VGSIPAPI (P4R)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 35335°T

ILSLOC/DME

Approach lightsMALSF

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

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

-2,579 ft

Pressure altitude

-571 ft

Field elevation

49 ft MSL

Temperature

-2°C (28°F)

Dewpoint

-3°C (27°F)

Altimeter

30.54 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

2149Z 5:49 PM

Sunrise

1108Z 7:08 AM

Loggable night

2218Z (6:18 PM local) → 1040Z (6:40 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2149Z (5:49 PM local) → 1108Z (7:08 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2249Z (6:49 PM local) → 1008Z (6:08 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

Norwood Memorial Airport is in Norwood, Massachusetts. Field elevation 49 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

ManagerMARK RAYMOND

Manager phone781-255-5615

AttendedALL MON - FRI, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKOWD / OWD

SectionalNEW YORK

Center (ARTCC)BOSTON

Flight service (AFSS)BRIDGEPORT

RegionMassachusetts

CountryUnited States

Coordinates42.1905, -71.1729

Distance from city2 NM E

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A · Jet A+

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF126.000

FREQUENCIES

Communications

124.1

BOSTON APP

APP

119.95

ATIS

121.8

CLNC DEL

CLD

126

CTAF

124.1

BOSTON DEP

DEP

121.8

GND

126

TWR

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KOWD traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 64 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

23.1

AVG OPS/DAY

39.7

Operations trend (16 days)

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Piston single 71%Helicopter 9%Jet 7%Turboprop 5%Unknown 4%Twin 3%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~96 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~84 landings/mo

›SR22 (Piston single) · ~15 landings/mo

›PC12 (Turboprop) · ~13 landings/mo

›R44 (Helicopter) · ~10 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›P28A (Piston single)

›C172 (Piston single)

›R44 (Helicopter)

›P28R (Piston single)

›SR22 (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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KBOS Boston Logan International Airport

13 NM NE

VFR

KBED Laurence G Hanscom Field

18 NM N

VFR

KSFZ North Central State Airport

22 NM SW

VFR

KPYM Plymouth Municipal Airport

26 NM SE

VFR

KBVY Beverly Regional Airport

26 NM NE

VFR

KPVD Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport

30 NM S

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›LDG FEES FOR TSNT FIXED-WING ACFT WITH MORE THAN 5000 LBS MAX TOG, AS WELL AS TSNT HELS REGARDLESS OF WT.

›APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DTHR.

›WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSF RWY 35; PAPI RWYS 10, 17 & 35; MIRL 17/35 - CTAF.

›SN REMOVAL EQUIP BLDG (ABUTTING SOUTH APRON).

›BIRD ACTVTY & WILDLIFE INVOF ARPT.

›ALL ACFT EXCEEDING 87 EFF PERCEIVED NOISE LEVEL IN DBS OR 75 DBS, AS MEASURED IN PART 36 PROHIBITED FM USING ARPT.

›1199 FT /1349 FT MSL/ AND 1249 FT /1349 FT MSL/ TV TWR 8 NM NNW. 1063.5 FT /1184 FT MSL/ TWR 8.5 NM NNW.

›GATE 2 TXL LTD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPANS OF 50 FT OR LESS. GATE 3 TXL LTD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPANS OF 45 FT OR LESS.

›FILED FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY.

›125 FT FLAGPOLE 1 MI NW OF RWY 17 APCH.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KOWD on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KOWD have a METAR?

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

Does KOWD have a TAF?

When KOWD 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 KOWD?

KOWD sits at 49 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KOWD?

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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