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Clark Field (8FA1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:35 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K42J), 8FA1 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 15 knots gusting 25, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Clark Field in Raiford, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K42J): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Clark Field (8FA1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Raiford, FL at a field elevation of 123 ft. 8FA1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K42J, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KVQQ.

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VFR
Observed 1535Z (11:35 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K42J, 16.1 nm away.

Wind
050° 15 kt
gusting 25 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
77°F / 25°C
dew 66°F / 19°C

Wind from the northeast (050°) at 15 kt, gusting 25 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, a few clouds at 3,300 ft, scattered clouds at 4,100 ft, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K42J 281535Z AUTO 05015G25KT 9SM FEW033 SCT041 25/19 A3013 RMK A01

What changed at K42J (nearest station)?

Since the 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 8FA1

Based on the nearest station (K42J), 8FA1 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 15 knots gusting 25, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 123 ft). 8FA1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KVQQ, about 21 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
09FAV12 kt head9 kt left (g16)
2712 kt tail9 kt right (g16)

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8FA1 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
    2,000 × 60 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8FA1
    Wind
    09
    12 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
    27
    12 kt tailwind · 9 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0153015Z04Z15Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 14→15 kt, ceiling 5,500 ft → unlimited.

8FA1 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 8FA1

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

PIREP1545Z (11:45 AM EDT) · 93 NM SE of 8FA1 · 1,100 ft MSL · C172
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SFB UA /OV SFB/TM 1545/FL011/TP C172/SK OVC015
SFB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SFBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1545Reported at 15:45 UTC.
FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1510Z (11:10 AM EDT) · 99 NM SE of 8FA1 · 1,500 ft MSL · A320
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SFB UA /OV SFB080015/TM 1510/FL015/TP A320/SK OVC035
SFB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SFB080015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1510Reported at 15:10 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1502Z (11:02 AM EDT) · 88 NM SE of 8FA1 · 2,000 ft MSL · C172
lt chop turbulence
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MCO UA /OV 12W SFB/TM 1502/FL020/TP C172/SK BKN030/WX 9SM/TB LT CHOP
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 12W SFBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1502Reported at 15:02 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 9SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB LT CHOPTurbulence: lt chop.
PIREP1500Z (11:00 AM EDT) · 85 NM SE of 8FA1 · 1,500 ft MSL · C172
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DAB UA /OV EVB270008/TM 1500/FL015/TP C172/SK OVC040/WV 05030KT
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EVB270008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WV 05030KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
PIREP1445Z (10:45 AM EDT) · 39 NM W of 8FA1 · 38,000 ft MSL · B739
occasional light chop turbulence
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CTY UA /OV CTY010025/TM 1445/FL380/TP B739/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
CTY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CTY010025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1445Reported at 14:45 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1430Z (10:30 AM EDT) · 48 NM E of 8FA1 · 2,500 ft MSL · GA7C
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SGJ UA /OV SGJ/TM 1430/FL025/TP GA7C/SK BASES 022/RM RC
SGJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SGJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1430Reported at 14:30 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP GA7CAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM RCRemarks.
PIREP1423Z (10:23 AM EDT) · 80 NM SE of 8FA1 · 2,000 ft MSL · C172
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DAB UA /OV DAB270002/TM 1423/FL020/TP C172/SK BKN-OVC020/WV 06529KT
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DAB270002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1423Reported at 14:23 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN-OVC020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WV 06529KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
PIREP1419Z (10:19 AM EDT) · 94 NM SE of 8FA1 · 1,500 ft MSL · P28A
ltg- moderate turbulence
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SFB UA /OV SFB220004/TM 1419/FL015/TP P28A/TB LTG-MOD
SFB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SFB220004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1419Reported at 14:19 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
TB LTG-MODTurbulence: ltg- moderate.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 8FA1

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K42J reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 70 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 51%MVFR 49%
Wind avg/max: 10/19 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 55%MVFR 43%IFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 8/18 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft
Lowest vis: 1.5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 22

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
88%
27
12%

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Live crosswind meter

8FA1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K42J, 16 nm away.

N092715 kt
Headwind
12 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
9 kt
Headwind in gusts
19 kt
Crosswind in gusts
16 kt

Wind is 39° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Clark Field (8FA1) with runway 09/27 marked
N ↑

Runway 09/27 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8FA1
City
Raiford
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
123 ft
Coordinates
30.0530, -82.2418
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K42J
TAF
Nearest KVQQ
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
6h 58m

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Pilot PIREPs for Clark Field (8FA1)

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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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