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Windy Acres Airport (6FD0) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for 6FD0 right now.

Aviation weather near Windy Acres Airport in Chiefland, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCTY): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Windy Acres Airport (6FD0) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chiefland, FL at a field elevation of 45 ft. 6FD0 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCTY, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGNV.

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No data
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No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCTY, 13 nm away.

Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

What changed at KCTY (nearest station)?

Since the 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.

Current pilot readout for 6FD0

A current METAR is not available for 6FD0 right now. The nearest reporting station is KCTY. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
09--
27--

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6FD0 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.

  • Runway 09/27
    2,600 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6FD0
    Wind
    09
    no steady wind
    27
    no steady wind
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122311Z23Z10Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

6FD0 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 6FD0

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1108Z (7:08 AM EDT) · 79 NM SE of 6FD0 · 2,000 ft MSL · P28A
smooth turbulence
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MCO UA /OV LEE140008/TM 1108/FL020/TP P28A/SK OVC030/TB SMOOTH
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LEE140008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1108Reported at 11:08 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.
PIREP1102Z (7:02 AM EDT) · 98 NM SE of 6FD0 · 1,000 ft MSL · C172
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SFB UA /OV SFB/TM 1102/FL010/TP C172/SK OVC040
SFB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SFBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1102Reported at 11:02 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1028Z (6:28 AM EDT) · 84 NM NE of 6FD0 · 9,000 ft MSL · BE20
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JAX UA /OV 30 NW JAX/TM 1028/FL090/TP BE20/SK CLR/WX 10
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 30 NW JAXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1028Reported at 10:28 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 10Weather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1016Z (6:16 AM EDT) · 98 NM E of 6FD0 · 2,500 ft MSL · C172
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DAB UA /OV DAB0905/TM 1016/FL025/TP C172/SK BKN020/WX - RA
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DAB0905Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1016Reported at 10:16 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX - RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1013Z (6:13 AM EDT) · 83 NM NE of 6FD0 · 37,000 ft MSL · A321
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JAX UA /OV JAX/TM 1013/FL370/TP A321/TB NEG
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JAXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1013Reported at 10:13 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP0919Z (5:19 AM EDT) · 95 NM E of 6FD0 · 2,500 ft MSL · C152
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DAB UA /OV OMN030005/TM 0919/FL025/TP C152/SK CLR/WX 7SM VIS HZ
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OMN030005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0919Reported at 09:19 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP C152Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 7SM VIS HZWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP0853Z (4:53 AM EDT) · 65 NM SE of 6FD0 · during descent · A21N
smooth turbulence
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LEE UA /OV LEE360010/TM 0853/FLDURD/TP A21N/TB SMOOTH
LEE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LEE360010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0853Reported at 08:53 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.
PIREP0809Z (4:09 AM EDT) · 85 NM E of 6FD0 · during descent · C150
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DAB UA /OV DED340005/TM 0809/FLDURD/TP C150/SK OVC042
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DED340005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0809Reported at 08:09 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C150Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC042Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 6FD0

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCTY reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 8/15 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 91%MVFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 7/15 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,300 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

09
87%
27
13%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Windy Acres Airport (6FD0)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
6FD0
City
Chiefland
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
45 ft
Coordinates
29.5658, -82.8687
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCTY
TAF
Nearest KGNV
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
11h 38m

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Pilot PIREPs for Windy Acres Airport (6FD0)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Windy Acres Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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