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Brookins Air Strip (73FD) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCTY), 73FD is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Brookins Air Strip in Chiefland, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCTY): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Brookins Air Strip (73FD) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chiefland, FL at a field elevation of 45 ft. 73FD has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCTY, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGNV.

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VFR
Observed 1055Z (6:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCTY, 14.8 nm away.

Wind
020° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.11"
Temp / Dew
61°F / 16°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCTY 281055Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3011 RMK AO2

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 73FD

Based on the nearest station (KCTY), 73FD is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 45 ft). 73FD does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGNV, about 33 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
36FAV7 kt head2 kt right
187 kt tail2 kt left

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73FD 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 18/36
    2,400 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 73FD
    Wind
    18
    7 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    36
    7 kt headwind · 2 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.

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

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

73FD 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 73FD

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

PIREP1107Z (7:07 AM EDT) · 99 NM SE of 73FD · 800 ft MSL · C172
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ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 1107/FL008/TP C172/RM SMOOTH
ORL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1107Reported at 11:07 UTC.
FL008Altitude: 800 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1102Z (7:02 AM EDT) · 96 NM SE of 73FD · 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) · 86 NM NE of 73FD · 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) · 96 NM E of 73FD · 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) · 85 NM NE of 73FD · 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) · 94 NM E of 73FD · 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) · 63 NM SE of 73FD · 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) · 83 NM E of 73FD · 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 73FD

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.

36
91%
18
9%

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Live crosswind meter

73FD has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCTY, 15 nm away.

N36187 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Brookins Air Strip (73FD)
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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
73FD
City
Chiefland
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
45 ft
Coordinates
29.5108, -82.8601
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,400 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCTY
TAF
Nearest KGNV
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
11h 39m

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Pilot PIREPs for Brookins Air Strip (73FD)

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

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