Mills Ranch South Airport (3FL5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KX59), 3FL5 is currently IFR with winds from 100° at 13 knots gusting 20, visibility 1.5 statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Mills Ranch South Airport in Kenansville, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KX59): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mills Ranch South Airport (3FL5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kenansville, FL at a field elevation of 4 ft. 3FL5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KX59, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,620 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMLB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KX59, 22.2 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 13 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 1.5 statute miles, broken clouds at 700 ft, temperature 24°C (74°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 700 ft.
METAR KX59 281915Z AUTO 10013G20KT 1 1/2SM RA BR BKN007 24/24 A2996 RMK AO2 WSHFT 1910 P0001 T02360236 $
What changed at KX59 (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 20 kt.
- Flight category improved from LIFR to IFR.
- Wind shifted from 040° to 100° (60°).
- Visibility improved from 0.5 SM to 1.5 SM.
- Rain began (RA).
- Mist began (BR).
- Rain ended (+RA).
- Fog ended (FG).
Current pilot readout for 3FL5
Based on the nearest station (KX59), 3FL5 is currently IFR with winds from 100° at 13 knots gusting 20, visibility 1.5 statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 4 ft). 3FL5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMLB, about 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 2,620 ft | TURF-G | 8 kt head | 10 kt left (g15) |
| 33 | 2,620 ft | TURF-G | 2 kt tail | 13 kt right (g20) |
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3FL5 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 15/332,620 × 100 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3FL5Wind
- 15
- 8 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from left
- 33
- 2 kt tailwind · 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 14→13 kt, ceiling 4,000 ft → 700 ft.
3FL5 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 3FL5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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RSW UA /OV RSW040035/TM 1917/FL145/TP E55P/TB NEG
RSW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RSW040035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1917Reported at 19:17 UTC.FL145Altitude: 14,500 ft MSL.TP E55PAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
MCO UA /OV MCO/TM 1917/FL070/TP B737/WX VMC/RM OTP
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MCOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1917Reported at 19:17 UTC.FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.RM OTPRemarks.Show raw report
ORL UA /OV ORL250007/TM 1913/FLDURD/TP E55P/RM CLEAR BELOW 2000
ORL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ORL250007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1913Reported at 19:13 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP E55PAircraft type reporting.RM CLEAR BELOW 2000Remarks.Show raw report
PIE UA /OV PIE180003/TM 1911/FL007/TP C56X/SK OVC038
PIE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PIE180003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1911Reported at 19:11 UTC.FL007Altitude: 700 ft MSL.TP C56XAircraft type reporting.SK OVC038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
PIE UA /OV PIE180005/TM 1908/FL015/TP C560/SK OVC038
PIE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PIE180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1908Reported at 19:08 UTC.FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.TP C560Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
PBI UA /OV PBI020100/TM 1907/FL370/TP B39M/SK TOP 370
PBI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PBI020100Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1907Reported at 19:07 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.SK TOP 370Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
MLB UA /OV MLB233029/TM 1906/FL050/TP BE76/WX RA
MLB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MLB233029Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1906Reported at 19:06 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP BE76Aircraft type reporting.WX RAWeather and flight visibility observed.Show raw report
SFB UA /OV SFB330001/TM 1906/FL010/TP P28A/SK OVC030
SFB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SFB330001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1906Reported at 19:06 UTC.FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.TP P28AAircraft type reporting.SK OVC030Sky 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 3FL5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KX59 reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 25 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 33
- 92%
- 15
- 8%
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Live crosswind meter
3FL5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KX59, 22 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 15, 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
- 3FL5
- City
- Kenansville
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4 ft
- Coordinates
- 27.7783, -80.9219
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,620 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KX59
- TAF
- Nearest KMLB
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 3h 23m
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Pilot PIREPs for Mills Ranch South Airport (3FL5)
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