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Flying H Airport (8FA8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for 8FA8 right now.

Aviation weather near Flying H Airport in Lake Placid, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSEF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Flying H Airport (8FA8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lake Placid, FL at a field elevation of 118 ft. 8FA8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSEF, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 3,520 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPGD.

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No data
Awaiting observationlive · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSEF, 13.3 nm away.

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

What changed at KSEF (nearest station)?

Since the 1135Z (7:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
  • Gusts began, now gusting 17 kt.
  • A ceiling formed at 2,400 ft.

Current pilot readout for 8FA8

A current METAR is not available for 8FA8 right now. The nearest reporting station is KSEF. 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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8FA8 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
    3,520 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8FA8
    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
0153012Z00Z11Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 8→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → 2,400 ft.

8FA8 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 8FA8

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

PIREP1211Z (8:11 AM EDT) · 98 NM E of 8FA8 · 21,000 ft MSL · B737
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PBI UA /OV PBI026065/TM 1211/FL210/TP B737/SK TOP SCT 220
PBI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PBI026065Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1211Reported at 12:11 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP SCT 220Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1210Z (8:10 AM EDT) · 21 NM NW of 8FA8 · 4,000 ft MSL · P28A
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SEF UA /OV AGR246014 /TM 1210 /FL040 /TP P28A /SK OVC-TOP040
SEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGR246014Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1210Reported at 12:10 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC-TOP040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1207Z (8:07 AM EDT) · 44 NM E of 8FA8 · 15,000 ft MSL · PC12
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VRB UA /OV VRB210020/TM 1207/FL150/TP PC12/SK TOP 150/TB NEG
VRB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VRB210020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1207Reported at 12:07 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 150Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1206Z (8:06 AM EDT) · 81 NM N of 8FA8 · 600 ft MSL · P28A
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ORL UA /OV ORL070007/TM 1206/FL006/TP P28A/RM COUPLE OF BUMPS
ORL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORL070007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1206Reported at 12:06 UTC.
FL006Altitude: 600 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
RM COUPLE OF BUMPSRemarks.
PIREP1205Z (8:05 AM EDT) · 72 NM N of 8FA8 · during descent · A21N
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MCO UA /OV RWY 36R/TM 1205/FLDURD/TP A21N/SK OVC 030/RM 10 MILE VISIBILITY, 3000 BASES
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RWY 36RLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1205Reported at 12:05 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM 10 MILE VISIBILITY, 3000 …Remarks.
PIREP1204Z (8:04 AM EDT) · 96 NM SE of 8FA8 · 7,000 ft MSL · B737
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FLL UA /OV 020/16 FLL/TM 1204/FL070/TP B737/SK VMC
FLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 020/16 FLLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1204Reported at 12:04 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK VMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1201Z (8:01 AM EDT) · 72 NM W of 8FA8 · 33,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous light turbulence
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PIE UA /OV PIE180015/TM 1201/FL330/TP B738/TB CONS LGT
PIE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PIE180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1201Reported at 12:01 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
PIREP1200Z (8:00 AM EDT) · 83 NM N of 8FA8 · 2,000 ft MSL · C172
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TIX UA /OV TIX/TM 1200/FL020/TP C172/SK BKN025
TIX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TIXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1200Reported at 12:00 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN025Sky 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 8FA8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSEF reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 17 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,200 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 79%MVFR 21%
Wind avg/max: 13/21 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 17

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 10/22 kt
Max gust: 28 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,300 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

09
81%
27
19%

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Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Flying H Airport (8FA8) 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
8FA8
City
Lake Placid
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
118 ft
Coordinates
27.2381, -81.3882
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,520 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSEF
TAF
Nearest KPGD
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
10h 31m

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Pilot PIREPs for Flying H Airport (8FA8)

Community-submitted

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

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