Schwartz Farms Inc Airport (4FL8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSRQ), 4FL8 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 15 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Schwartz Farms Inc Airport in Sarasota, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSRQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Schwartz Farms Inc Airport (4FL8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sarasota, FL at a field elevation of 53 ft. 4FL8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSRQ, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSRQ.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSRQ, 13 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 15 kt, gusting 22 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSRQ 281253Z 03015G22KT 10SM CLR 24/19 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02390189
What changed at KSRQ (nearest station)?
Since the 1153Z (7:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 29.99 → 30.01 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 4FL8
Based on the nearest station (KSRQ), 4FL8 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 15 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 53 ft). 4FL8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSRQ, about 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 4,000 ft | TURF | 13 kt head | 7 kt right (g11) |
| S | 4,000 ft | TURF | 13 kt head | 7 kt right (g11) |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 13→15 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
4FL8 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 4FL8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSRQ reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 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.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 4FL8
- City
- Sarasota
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 53 ft
- Coordinates
- 27.3437, -82.3173
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSRQ
- TAF
- Nearest KSRQ
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 8h 58m
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