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Flying 4 Ranch Airport (3FA7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:47 PM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KEVB), 3FA7 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 15 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Flying 4 Ranch Airport in New Smyrna Beach, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEVB): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Flying 4 Ranch Airport (3FA7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around New Smyrna Beach, FL at a field elevation of 27 ft. 3FA7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEVB, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,480 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDAB.

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VFR
Observed 0147Z (9:47 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEVB, 5.7 nm away.

Wind
060° 15 kt
gusting 21 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
6,500 ft
Altimeter
30.08"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 66°F / 19°C

Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 15 kt, gusting 21 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 2,100 ft, overcast at 6,500 ft, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KEVB 280147Z 06015G21KT 10SM FEW021 OVC065 24/19 A3008 RMK LAST

What changed at KEVB (nearest station)?

Since the 0047Z (8:47 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0047Z (8:47 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 3FA7

Based on the nearest station (KEVB), 3FA7 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 15 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 900 ft (field elevation 27 ft). 3FA7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDAB, about 8 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
36FAV8 kt head13 kt right (g18)
187 kt tail13 kt left (g18)

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3FA7 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 18/36
    1,480 × 80 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3FA7
    Wind
    18
    7 kt tailwind · 13 kt crosswind from left
    36
    8 kt headwind · 13 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0132610Z18Z01Z

Over the last 15 h: wind 12→15 kt, ceiling unlimited → 6,500 ft.

3FA7 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 3FA7

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

PIREP0237Z (10:37 PM EDT) · 38 NM N of 3FA7 · 5,500 ft MSL · PA44
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DAB UA /OV TTHOR/TM 0237/FL055/TP PA44/SK CLR
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TTHORLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0237Reported at 02:37 UTC.
FL055Altitude: 5,500 ft MSL.
TP PA44Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0226Z (10:26 PM EDT) · 47 NM SW of 3FA7 · 4,000 ft MSL · PA44
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MCO UA /OV MCO270014/TM 0226/FL40/TP PA44/SK OVC060
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCO270014Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0226Reported at 02:26 UTC.
FL40Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP PA44Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC060Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0215Z (10:15 PM EDT) · 37 NM SW of 3FA7 · 9,000 ft MSL · B38M
lt chop turbulence
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MCO UA /OV MCO330005/TM 0215/FL090/TP B38M /TB LT CHOP/RM OTP
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCO330005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0215Reported at 02:15 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB LT CHOPTurbulence: lt chop.
RM OTPRemarks.
PIREP0201Z (10:01 PM EDT) · 39 NM S of 3FA7 · during descent · B739
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MCO UA /OV 36R FINAL/TM 0201/FL016/TP B739/RM SMOOTH RIDE ON FINAL RUNWAY 36R
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 36R FINALLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0201Reported at 02:01 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
RM SMOOTH RIDE ON FINAL RUNW…Remarks.
PIREP0136Z (9:36 PM EDT) · 18 NM SW of 3FA7 · 1,000 ft MSL · C172
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SFB UA /OV SFB/TM 0136/FL010/TP C172/RM LITTLE BIT BUMPY BUT NOT TOO BAD
SFB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SFBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0136Reported at 01:36 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
RM LITTLE BIT BUMPY BUT NOT …Remarks.
PIREP0115Z (9:15 PM EDT) · 6 NM E of 3FA7 · 4,000 ft MSL · C172
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DAB UA /OV 4 NM W EVB/TM 0115/FL040/TP C172/SK FEW040
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 4 NM W EVBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0115Reported at 01:15 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK FEW040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0115Z (9:15 PM EDT) · 39 NM S of 3FA7 · 8,000 ft MSL · B737
light chop turbulence
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MCO UA /OV MCO/TM 0115/FL080/TP B737/SK SCT030 BKN060/WX 8SM/WV 004/35/TB LGT CHOP
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0115Reported at 01:15 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT030 BKN060Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 8SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
WV 004/35Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
PIREP0115Z (9:15 PM EDT) · 33 NM SW of 3FA7 · 8,000 ft MSL · B38M
smooth turbulence
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MCO UA /OV ORL/TM 0115/FL080/TP B38M/TB SMOOTH/RM OTP
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0115Reported at 01:15 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.
RM OTPRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 3FA7

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEVB reported mostly VFR across 16 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 13/16 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 4%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 12/18 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 8

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.

36
68%
18
32%

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Live crosswind meter

3FA7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEVB, 5.7 nm away.

N361815 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
13 kt
Headwind in gusts
11 kt
Crosswind in gusts
18 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,480 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Flying 4 Ranch Airport (3FA7) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

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

Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3FA7
City
New Smyrna Beach
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
27 ft
Coordinates
29.0427, -81.0570
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,480 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KEVB
TAF
Nearest KDAB
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
19h 50m

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Pilot PIREPs for Flying 4 Ranch Airport (3FA7)

Community-submitted

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

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