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Z Ranch Airport (1FL3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLCQ), 1FL3 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Z Ranch Airport in Lake City, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLCQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Z Ranch Airport (1FL3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lake City, FL at a field elevation of 75 ft. 1FL3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLCQ, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGNV.

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VFR
Observed 1055Z (6:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLCQ, 13.9 nm away.

Wind
020° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
59°F / 15°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KLCQ 281055Z AUTO 02008KT 10SM 15/10 A3014 RMK AO2

What changed at KLCQ (nearest station)?

Since the 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 1FL3

Based on the nearest station (KLCQ), 1FL3 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 07. Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation 75 ft). 1FL3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGNV, about 34 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
07FAV5 kt head6 kt left
255 kt tail6 kt right

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1FL3 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.

  • Runway 07/25
    2,600 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 1FL3
    Wind
    07
    5 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    25
    5 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122311Z23Z10Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

1FL3 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 1FL3

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1108Z (7:08 AM EDT) · 97 NM SE of 1FL3 · 2,000 ft MSL · P28A
smooth turbulence
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MCO UA /OV LEE140008/TM 1108/FL020/TP P28A/SK OVC030/TB SMOOTH
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LEE140008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1108Reported at 11:08 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.
PIREP1028Z (6:28 AM EDT) · 57 NM NE of 1FL3 · 9,000 ft MSL · BE20
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JAX UA /OV 30 NW JAX/TM 1028/FL090/TP BE20/SK CLR/WX 10
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 30 NW JAXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1028Reported at 10:28 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 10Weather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1013Z (6:13 AM EDT) · 63 NM NE of 1FL3 · 37,000 ft MSL · A321
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JAX UA /OV JAX/TM 1013/FL370/TP A321/TB NEG
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JAXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1013Reported at 10:13 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP0919Z (5:19 AM EDT) · 98 NM SE of 1FL3 · 2,500 ft MSL · C152
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DAB UA /OV OMN030005/TM 0919/FL025/TP C152/SK CLR/WX 7SM VIS HZ
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OMN030005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0919Reported at 09:19 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP C152Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 7SM VIS HZWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP0853Z (4:53 AM EDT) · 80 NM SE of 1FL3 · during descent · A21N
smooth turbulence
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LEE UA /OV LEE360010/TM 0853/FLDURD/TP A21N/TB SMOOTH
LEE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LEE360010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0853Reported at 08:53 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.
PIREP0809Z (4:09 AM EDT) · 93 NM SE of 1FL3 · during descent · C150
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DAB UA /OV DED340005/TM 0809/FLDURD/TP C150/SK OVC042
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DED340005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0809Reported at 08:09 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C150Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC042Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 1FL3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLCQ reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,800 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/12 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 87%MVFR 13%
Wind avg/max: 6/14 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

07
83%
25
17%

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Live crosswind meter

1FL3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLCQ, 14 nm away.

N07258 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
6 kt

Wind is 50° off runway 07, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Z Ranch Airport (1FL3)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
1FL3
City
Lake City
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
75 ft
Coordinates
30.0344, -82.7821
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLCQ
TAF
Nearest KGNV
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
11h 37m

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Pilot PIREPs for Z Ranch Airport (1FL3)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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