Watson Farm Airport (49FD) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:15 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K2J9), 49FD is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,800 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Watson Farm Airport in Quincy, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K2J9): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Watson Farm Airport (49FD) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Quincy, FL at a field elevation of 275 ft. 49FD has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K2J9, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTLH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K2J9, 4.4 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 3,800 ft, broken clouds at 4,300 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,800 ft.
METAR K2J9 281215Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM BKN038 BKN043 16/10 A3020 RMK AO2
Current pilot readout for 49FD
Based on the nearest station (K2J9), 49FD is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,800 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 100 ft (field elevation 275 ft). 49FD does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTLH, about 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 0 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 32 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 0 kt head | 6 kt right |
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49FD 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 14/322,000 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 49FDWind
- 14
- 0 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 32
- 0 kt headwind · 6 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.
49FD 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 49FD
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 32
- 59%
- 14
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
49FD has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K2J9, 4.4 nm away.
Wind is 90° off runway 14, 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
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 49FD
- City
- Quincy
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 275 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.6119, -84.6417
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K2J9
- TAF
- Nearest KTLH
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 10h 38m
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Pilot PIREPs for Watson Farm Airport (49FD)
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