Grand Lagoon Seaplane Base (4FD5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPAM), 4FD5 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 9 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Grand Lagoon Seaplane Base in Panama City, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPAM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Grand Lagoon Seaplane Base (4FD5) is a seaplane base in Panama City, FL. 4FD5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPAM, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPAM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPAM, 9.1 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 9 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (78°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPAM 281655Z AUTO 06009G15KT 10SM CLR 25/13 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP213 T02540132 $
What changed at KPAM (nearest station)?
Since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 15 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.20 → 30.15 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 4FD5
Based on the nearest station (KPAM), 4FD5 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 9 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 0 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13FAV | 2,000 ft | WATER | 3 kt head | 8 kt left (g14) |
| 31 | 2,000 ft | WATER | 3 kt tail | 8 kt right (g14) |
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4FD5 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 13/312,000 × 100 ft · WATERCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4FD5Wind
- 13
- 3 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
- 31
- 3 kt tailwind · 8 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 10→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
4FD5 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 4FD5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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RDU UA /OV CAPPS/TM 1330/FL006/TP SR22/SK BASES 006
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CAPPSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1330Reported at 13:30 UTC.FL006Altitude: 600 ft MSL.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK BASES 006Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1303/FL360/TP A319/TB NEG
TLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1303Reported at 13:03 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 4FD5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPAM reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 71%
- 31
- 29%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1100Z (6:00 AM CDT)
TAF KPAM 281100Z 2811/2917 04009KT 9999 FEW050 SCT200 QNH3014INS BECMG 2813/2814 04012G18KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3007INS BECMG 2902/2903 03009KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3008INS BECMG 2913/2914 04012G18KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3010INS TX26/2819Z TN17/2911Z
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Live crosswind meter
4FD5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPAM, 9.1 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 13, 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
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Apr-Sep Daily DALGT local
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 4FD5
- City
- Panama City
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 0 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.1349, -85.7341
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPAM
- TAF
- Nearest KPAM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 5h 4m
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Pilot PIREPs for Grand Lagoon Seaplane Base (4FD5)
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