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Pomona Landing Airport (78FL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K28J), 78FL is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 9 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Pomona Landing Airport in Pomona Park, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K28J): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Pomona Landing Airport (78FL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pomona Park, FL at a field elevation of 50 ft. 78FL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K28J, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 2,760 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSGJ.

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VFR
Observed 1815Z (2:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K28J, 11 nm away.

Wind
030° 9 kt
gusting 19 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
5,000 ft
Altimeter
30.07"
Temp / Dew
77°F / 25°C
dew 70°F / 21°C

Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 9 kt, gusting 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,000 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K28J 281815Z AUTO 03009G19KT 10SM FEW030 OVC050 25/21 A3007 RMK AO2

What changed at K28J (nearest station)?

Since the 1755Z (1:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1755Z (1:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 78FL

Based on the nearest station (K28J), 78FL is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 9 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (02). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 50 ft). 78FL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSGJ, about 30 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
02FAV8 kt head4 kt right (g9)
209 kt tail2 kt left (g5)

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78FL 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 02/20
    2,760 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 78FL
    Wind
    02
    8 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    20
    9 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    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
0163118Z06Z18Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 12→9 kt, ceiling 5,500 ft → 5,000 ft.

78FL 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 78FL

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

PIREP1811Z (2:11 PM EDT) · 42 NM S of 78FL · 1,000 ft MSL · P28A
moderate turbulence
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SFB UA /OV KSFB330005/TM 1811/FL010/TP P28A/SK SCT020/TB MOD
SFB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSFB330005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1811Reported at 18:11 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
PIREP1805Z (2:05 PM EDT) · 69 NM S of 78FL · during descent · B38M
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MCO UA /OV MCO180003/TM 1805/FLDURD/TP B38M/RM BASES 018 LIGHT CHOP RWY 36R
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCO180003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1805Reported at 18:05 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
RM BASES 018 LIGHT CHOP RWY …Remarks.
PIREP1801Z (2:01 PM EDT) · 60 NM S of 78FL · during descent · LJ60
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ORL UA /OV ORL250006/TM 1801/FLDURD/TP LJ60/SK BKN020
ORL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORL250006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1801Reported at 18:01 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP LJ60Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1752Z (1:52 PM EDT) · 32 NM N of 78FL · during climb · SR22
continuous moderate blo 008/ none reported 070 turbulence
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VQQ UA /OV CRG220025 /TM 1752 /FL070 /TP SR22 /SK OVC035-TOP065/ SKC /WX FV10SM /TA 15 /WV 08017KT /TB CONS MOD BLO 008/NEG 070 /RM DURC OTP
VQQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRG220025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1752Reported at 17:52 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC035-TOP065/ SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 15Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 08017KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB CONS MOD BLO 008/NEG 070Turbulence: continuous moderate blo 008/ none reported 070.
RM DURC OTPRemarks.
PIREP1743Z (1:43 PM EDT) · 98 NM SE of 78FL · 19,000 ft MSL · A320
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ORL UA /OV MLB090002/TM 1743/FL190/TP A320/SK SKC 190/TB NEG 190
ORL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MLB090002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1743Reported at 17:43 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKC 190Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEG 190Turbulence: none reported 190.
PIREP1739Z (1:39 PM EDT) · 51 NM S of 78FL · 2,000 ft MSL · C172
light chop turbulence
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MCO UA /OV SFB240012/TM 1739/FL020/TP C172/SK BASES 020/WX 0MI/WV 050/30/TB LGT CHOP
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SFB240012Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1739Reported at 17:39 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 0MIWeather and flight visibility observed.
WV 050/30Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
PIREP1727Z (1:27 PM EDT) · 33 NM SE of 78FL · 3,000 ft MSL · C172
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DAB UA /OV DAB030005/TM 1727/FL030/TP C172/SK BKN040
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DAB030005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1727Reported at 17:27 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1716Z (1:16 PM EDT) · 58 NM S of 78FL · 1,100 ft MSL · DA40
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ORL UA /OV ORL360001/TM 1716/FL011/TP DA40/SK BKN016/RM A LITTLE BUMPY
ORL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORL360001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1716Reported at 17:16 UTC.
FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.
TP DA40Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM A LITTLE BUMPYRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 78FL

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K28J reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 61%MVFR 24%IFR 3%LIFR 13%
Wind avg/max: 7/17 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 15

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 67%MVFR 28%IFR 4%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 7/20 kt
Max gust: 28 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 1 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 36

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.

02
97%
20
3%

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Live crosswind meter

78FL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K28J, 11 nm away.

N02209 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt
Headwind in gusts
16 kt
Crosswind in gusts
9 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 02, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,760 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Pomona Landing Airport (78FL)
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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
78FL
City
Pomona Park
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
50 ft
Coordinates
29.5022, -81.5784
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,760 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K28J
TAF
Nearest KSGJ
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
4h 12m

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Pilot PIREPs for Pomona Landing Airport (78FL)

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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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