Grass Patch Airport (00FA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KINF), 00FA is currently MVFR with winds from 010° at 6 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Grass Patch Airport in Bushnell, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KINF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Grass Patch Airport (00FA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bushnell, FL at a field elevation of 53 ft. 00FA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KINF, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLEE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KINF, 10.8 nm away.
Wind from the north (010°) at 6 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,700 ft, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
METAR KINF 280955Z AUTO 01006KT 5SM BR SCT047 17/17 A3006 RMK AO2
What changed at KINF (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Visibility dropped from 7 SM to 5 SM.
- Mist began (BR).
Current pilot readout for 00FA
Based on the nearest station (KINF), 00FA is currently MVFR with winds from 010° at 6 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (08). Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 53 ft). 00FA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLEE, about 24 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08FAV | 3,200 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 26 | 3,200 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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00FA runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 08/263,200 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 00FAWind
- 08
- 2 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 26
- 2 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 5→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
00FA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 00FA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KINF reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 25 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,300 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 08
- 94%
- 26
- 6%
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Live crosswind meter
00FA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KINF, 11 nm away.
Wind is 66° off runway 08, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 00FA
- City
- Bushnell
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 53 ft
- Coordinates
- 28.6455, -82.2190
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KINF
- TAF
- Nearest KLEE
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 37m
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Pilot PIREPs for Grass Patch Airport (00FA)
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