Flight planning: Fort Meade Executive FME / KFME
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Fort Meade Executive in Fort Meade (Odenton), Maryland, in plain English: right now low IFR: very low ceiling or visibility, Wind calm. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist).
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
- urgent LJ35 , 64 nm northeast, 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC): overcast above 500 ft.
as filed
ILG UUA /OV KILG/TM 1720/FLDURD/TP LJ35/SK OVC005/RM LLWS +/-10KTS SFC-020 DURD RWY09 ILG
- urgent CL35 at 1,100 ft, 85 nm northeast, 3:30 pm EDT (19:30 UTC): overcast above 1,100 ft.
as filed
RDG UUA /OV 1 S RDG/TM 1930/FL011/TP CL35/SK OVC011/RM LLWS +/- 10 KTS, FNL RWY 36
- GL5T at 400 ft, 7 nm northeast, 3:10 pm EDT (19:10 UTC): a broken layer above 40,000 ft.
as filed
BWI UA /OV BWI/TM 1910/FL004/TP GL5T/SK BKN004
- B737 at 300 ft, 7 nm northeast, 2:41 pm EDT (18:41 UTC): a broken layer above 30,000 ft.
as filed
BWI UA /OV BWI/TM 1841/FL003/TP B737/SK BKN003
- B752 at 300 ft, 7 nm northeast, 1:15 pm EDT (17:15 UTC): overcast above 30,000 ft.
as filed
BWI UA /OV BAL330001/TM 1715/FL003/TP B752/SK OVC003
- B737 at 10,000 ft, 12 nm east, 3:17 pm EDT (19:17 UTC): no turbulence, a broken layer up to 10,000 ft; a broken layer above 500 ft.
as filed
BWI UA /OV BAL140010/TM 1917/FL100/TP B737/SK BKN005-TOPSBKN100/TB NEG
- A21N at 11,000 ft, 17 nm northwest, 3:01 pm EDT (19:01 UTC): a broken layer from 500 ft to 11,000 ft.
as filed
BWI UA /OV BAL290020/TM 1901/FL110/TP A21N/SK BASES BKN005 TOPS 110
- GLF5 at 300 ft, 17 nm south, 2:08 pm EDT (18:08 UTC): overcast above 30,000 ft.
as filed
KADW UA /OV RWY 1L ARR/TM 1808/FL003/TP GLF5/SK OVC003/WX 3 SM/RM -RA 3MF
- CRJ7 at 2,000 ft, 19 nm southwest, 3:14 pm EDT (19:14 UTC): overcast above 30,000 ft.
as filed
DCA UA /OV DCA328003/TM 1914/FL020/TP CRJ7/SK BASES OVC003
- E175 at 300 ft, 19 nm southwest, 3:04 pm EDT (19:04 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
DCA UA /OV DCA/TM 1904/FL003/TP E175/SK 003
- E170 at 2,000 ft, 19 nm southwest, 2:32 pm EDT (18:32 UTC): overcast above 500 ft.
as filed
DCA UA /OV DCA320001/TM 1832/FL020/TP E170/SK OVC005
- B737 at 600 ft, 19 nm southwest, 1:01 pm EDT (17:01 UTC): overcast above 600 ft.
as filed
DCA UA /OV DCA320002/TM 1701/FL006/TP B737/SK OVC 006
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind. An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, or similar.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point RIC, 98 nm south of the field · for use 14:00–21:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 180° (south) | 18 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | 200° (south) | 19 knots | 15 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 22 knots | 11 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 31 knots | 6 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 42 knots | -7 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 49 knots | -16 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 58 knots | -30 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 70 knots | -40 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 71 knots | -53 °C |
Based on data from the 11th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 11th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 5 nm southwest · security · ZDC
- 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 12 nm northeast · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 21 nm west · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZDC
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Fort Meade Executive, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.