North American Farms Airport (56FD) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMAI), 56FD is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near North American Farms Airport in Malone, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMAI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
North American Farms Airport (56FD) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Malone, FL at a field elevation of 130 ft. 56FD has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMAI, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 4,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDHN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMAI, 9.6 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMAI 281153Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A3019 RMK AO1 SLP223 T01170089 10133 20111 51007
What changed at KMAI (nearest station)?
Since the 1053Z (5:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1053Z (5:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 56FD
Based on the nearest station (KMAI), 56FD is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately -550 ft (field elevation 130 ft). 56FD does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDHN, about 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 4,400 ft | ASPH-G | 3 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 18 | 4,400 ft | ASPH-G | 3 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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56FD 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 18/364,400 × 150 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 56FDWind
- 18
- 3 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“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 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
56FD 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 56FD
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MGM UA /OV MGM/TM 1141/FL210/TP C68A/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-13
MGM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MGMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1141Reported at 11:41 UTC.FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.TP C68AAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZTLFD-13Remarks.Show raw report
MGM UA /OV MGM/TM 1140/FL230/TP E170/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD-13
MGM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MGMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1140Reported at 11:40 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB LGTTurbulence: light.RM ZTLFD-13Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 56FD
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMAI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 87%
- 18
- 13%
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Live crosswind meter
56FD has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMAI, 9.6 nm away.
Wind is 51° off runway 36, 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
- 56FD
- City
- Malone
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 130 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.9646, -85.0694
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMAI
- TAF
- Nearest KDHN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 50m
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Pilot PIREPs for North American Farms Airport (56FD)
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