Ancient Oaks Airport (39FD) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCTY), 39FD is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ancient Oaks Airport in Steinhatchee, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCTY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ancient Oaks Airport (39FD) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Steinhatchee, FL at a field elevation of 16 ft. 39FD has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCTY, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGNV.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCTY, 14.1 nm away.
Wind from the north (010°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCTY 281155Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM CLR 15/15 A3013 RMK AO2 10176 20149 70000
What changed at KCTY (nearest station)?
Since the 1135Z (7:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1135Z (7:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 39FD
Based on the nearest station (KCTY), 39FD is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 16 ft). 39FD does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGNV, about 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 3,100 ft | TURF | 6 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 18 | 3,100 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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39FD 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 18/363,100 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 39FDWind
- 18
- 6 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 6 kt headwind · 1 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 6→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
39FD 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 39FD
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCTY reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 91%
- 18
- 9%
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Live crosswind meter
39FD has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCTY, 14 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 36, 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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 39FD
- City
- Steinhatchee
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- Coordinates
- 29.7294, -83.3535
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCTY
- TAF
- Nearest KGNV
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 10h 34m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ancient Oaks Airport (39FD)
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