Fort Walton Beach Airport (1J9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHRT), 1J9 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 7 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Fort Walton Beach Airport in Navarre, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHRT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Fort Walton Beach Airport (1J9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Navarre, FL at a field elevation of 22 ft. 1J9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHRT, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHRT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHRT, 7.4 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (040°) at 7 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHRT 282255Z AUTO 04007KT 9SM CLR 24/06 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02380061 $
What changed at KHRT (nearest station)?
Since the 2155Z (4:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature down 3°C.
Current pilot readout for 1J9
Based on the nearest station (KHRT), 1J9 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 7 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 850 ft (field elevation 22 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 2,100 ft | TURF-P | 5 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 18 | 2,100 ft | TURF-P | 5 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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1J9 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 18/362,100 × 65 ft · TURF-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1J9Wind
- 18
- 5 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 5 kt headwind · 4 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 23 h: wind 0→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
1J9 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 1J9
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ECP UA /OV MAI241038 /TM 2107 /FL320 /TP A21N /SK SKC /TA M41 /WV 27033KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
ECP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MAI241038Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2107Reported at 21:07 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M41Outside air temperature, °C.WV 27033KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.Show raw report
ARP UAL2132 3026N 08537W 2106 F320 269/033KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL2132 3026N 08537W 210…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 1J9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHRT reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 79%
- 18
- 21%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1800Z (1:00 PM CDT)
TAF KHRT 281800Z 2818/2924 05009KT 9999 SKC QNH3008INS BECMG 2904/2905 05009KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3009INS TX27/2818Z TN14/2911Z
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Live crosswind meter
1J9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHRT, 7.4 nm away.
Wind is 40° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily 1000-DUSK local
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1J9
- City
- Navarre
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 22 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.4063, -86.8291
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHRT
- TAF
- Nearest KHRT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 23h 21m
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Pilot PIREPs for Fort Walton Beach Airport (1J9)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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