Cattle Creek Ranch Airport (50FD) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KF95), 50FD is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Cattle Creek Ranch Airport in Altha, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KF95): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cattle Creek Ranch Airport (50FD) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Altha, FL at a field elevation of 120 ft. 50FD has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KF95, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 2,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KECP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KF95, 4.8 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KF95 281535Z AUTO 06010KT 10SM CLR 22/07 A3021 RMK AO2
What changed at KF95 (nearest station)?
Since the 1515Z (10:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1515Z (10:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 50FD
Based on the nearest station (KF95), 50FD is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 120 ft). 50FD does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KECP, about 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05FAV | 2,100 ft | TURF-F | 10 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 23 | 2,100 ft | TURF-F | 10 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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50FD 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 05/232,100 × 100 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 50FDWind
- 05
- 10 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 23
- 10 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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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 9→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
50FD 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 50FD
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 50FD
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KF95 reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,900 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 100%
- 23
- 0%
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Live crosswind meter
50FD has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KF95, 4.8 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 50FD
- City
- Altha
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 120 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.5182, -85.1988
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KF95
- TAF
- Nearest KECP
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 7h 8m
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Pilot PIREPs for Cattle Creek Ranch Airport (50FD)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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