Maran Airport (68FD) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KF95), 68FD is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Maran Airport in Fountain, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KF95): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Maran Airport (68FD) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fountain, FL at a field elevation of 225 ft. 68FD has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KF95, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 5,280 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KECP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KF95, 13.8 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 4,800 ft, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KF95 280935Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM FEW048 14/12 A3017 RMK AO2
What changed at KF95 (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 68FD
Based on the nearest station (KF95), 68FD is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately -150 ft (field elevation 225 ft). 68FD does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KECP, about 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 5,280 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 27 | 5,280 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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68FD 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 09/275,280 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 68FDWind
- 09
- 1 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 27
- 1 kt tailwind · 4 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 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
68FD 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 68FD
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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TLH UA /OV TLH330020/TM 0405/FL340/TP B752/TB LGT CHOP
TLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TLH330020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0405Reported at 04:05 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B752Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 68FD
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KF95 reported mostly VFR across 68 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 97%
- 27
- 3%
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Live crosswind meter
68FD has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KF95, 14 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 09, 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
- 68FD
- City
- Fountain
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 225 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.5222, -85.3767
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,280 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KF95
- TAF
- Nearest KECP
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 2m
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Pilot PIREPs for Maran Airport (68FD)
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