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Sanders Ranch Airport (39FA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:15 PM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (K42J), 39FA is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 13 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Sanders Ranch Airport in Hawthorne, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K42J): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Sanders Ranch Airport (39FA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hawthorne, FL at a field elevation of 150 ft. 39FA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K42J, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGNV.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K42J, 11.1 nm away.

Wind
030° 13 kt
Visibility
8 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.10"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 66°F / 19°C

Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 13 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, scattered clouds at 2,900 ft, scattered clouds at 4,000 ft, scattered clouds at 4,900 ft, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K42J 271915Z AUTO 03013KT 8SM SCT029 SCT040 SCT049 26/19 A3010 RMK A01

What changed at K42J (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts are no longer reported.
  • The 4,900 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for 39FA

Based on the nearest station (K42J), 39FA is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 13 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (11). Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 150 ft). 39FA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGNV, about 14 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
11FAV3 kt head13 kt left
293 kt tail13 kt right

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39FA 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 11/29
    3,000 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 39FA
    Wind
    11
    3 kt headwind · 13 kt crosswind from left
    29
    3 kt tailwind · 13 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
0132619Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 17→13 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

39FA 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 39FA

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

PIREP1926Z (3:26 PM EDT) · 33 NM NE of 39FA · during descent · BE20
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JAX UA /OV 7 S NIP/TM 1926/FLDURD/TP BE20/SK B020
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 7 S NIPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1926Reported at 19:26 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK B020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1925Z (3:25 PM EDT) · 14 NM W of 39FA · altitude unknown · C172
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JAX UA /OV GNV/TM 1925/FL0353/TP C172/SK B045
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GNVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1925Reported at 19:25 UTC.
FL0353Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK B045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1925Z (3:25 PM EDT) · 14 NM W of 39FA · 3,500 ft MSL · C172
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JAX UA /OV GNV/TM 1925/FL035/TP C172/SK B045
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GNVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1925Reported at 19:25 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK B045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1917Z (3:17 PM EDT) · 41 NM E of 39FA · 10,500 ft MSL · SR22
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DAB UA /OV 8 N KFIN/TM 1917/FL105/TP SR22/SK VFR
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 8 N KFINLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1917Reported at 19:17 UTC.
FL105Altitude: 10,500 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK VFRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1852Z (2:52 PM EDT) · 54 NM SE of 39FA · 3,000 ft MSL · C172
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DAB UA /OV 5 W DAB/TM 1852/FL030/TP C172/SK OVC030/WX -RA
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 W DABLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1852Reported at 18:52 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX -RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1845Z (2:45 PM EDT) · 31 NM S of 39FA · 3,000 ft MSL · C172
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JAX UA /OV OCF/TM 1845/FL030/TP C172/SK B030
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OCFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1845Reported at 18:45 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK B030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1844Z (2:44 PM EDT) · 67 NM SE of 39FA · 1,000 ft MSL · PA44
lgt010 turbulence
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SFB UA /OV SFB/TM 1844/FL010/TP PA44/TB LGT010
SFB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SFBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1844Reported at 18:44 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP PA44Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT010Turbulence: lgt010.
PIREP1820Z (2:20 PM EDT) · 67 NM SE of 39FA · 2,000 ft MSL · SR20
light chop turbulence
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MCO UA /OV SFB/TM 1820/FL020/TP SR20/TB LGT CHOP
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SFBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1820Reported at 18:20 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP SR20Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 39FA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K42J reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 70 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,100 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 50%MVFR 50%
Wind avg/max: 8/17 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 58%MVFR 40%IFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 8/18 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft
Lowest vis: 1.5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 22

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.

11
70%
29
30%

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Live crosswind meter

39FA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K42J, 11 nm away.

N112913 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
13 kt

Wind is 77° off runway 11, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Sanders Ranch Airport (39FA)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
39FA
City
Hawthorne
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
150 ft
Coordinates
29.6625, -82.0093
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K42J
TAF
Nearest KGNV
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 13m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sanders Ranch Airport (39FA)

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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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