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Duette Training Facility Airport (96FA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSRQ), 96FA is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 10 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Duette Training Facility Airport in Duette, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSRQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Duette Training Facility Airport (96FA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Duette, FL at a field elevation of 118 ft. 96FA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSRQ, about 26 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 4,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSRQ.

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VFR
Observed 1053Z (6:53 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSRQ, 26.4 nm away.

Wind
020° 10 kt
gusting 18 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
10,000 ft
Altimeter
29.99"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 65°F / 18°C

Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 10 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 10,000 ft, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 10,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KSRQ 281053Z 02010G18KT 10SM OVC100 22/18 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T02220183

What changed at KSRQ (nearest station)?

Since the 0953Z (5:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 18 kt.

Current pilot readout for 96FA

Based on the nearest station (KSRQ), 96FA is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 10 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (08). Density altitude is approximately 900 ft (field elevation 118 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
08FAV5 kt head9 kt left (g16)
265 kt tail9 kt right (g16)

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96FA 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 08/26
    4,200 × 100 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 96FA
    Wind
    08
    5 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
    26
    5 kt tailwind · 9 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
0142811Z23Z10Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 9→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → 10,000 ft.

96FA 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 96FA

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

PIREP1107Z (7:07 AM EDT) · 73 NM NE of 96FA · 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) · 88 NM NE of 96FA · 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.
PIREP1045Z (6:45 AM EDT) · 68 NM NE of 96FA · during descent · B737
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MCO UA /OV RWY 36R DEPT/TM 1045/FLDURD/TP B737/RM SMOOTH RIDE ON DEPT
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RWY 36R DEPTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1045Reported at 10:45 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
RM SMOOTH RIDE ON DEPTRemarks.
PIREP1042Z (6:42 AM EDT) · 60 NM S of 96FA · 3,000 ft MSL · B738
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RSW UA /OV RSW060005/TM 1042/FL030/TP B738/SK BKN015
RSW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RSW060005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1042Reported at 10:42 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1004Z (6:04 AM EDT) · 61 NM NE of 96FA · during descent · B39M
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MCO UA /OV MCO180010/TM 1004/FLDURD/TP B39M/SK OVC029
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCO180010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1004Reported at 10:04 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC029Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0927Z (5:27 AM EDT) · 61 NM NE of 96FA · during descent · B738
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MCO UA /OV MCO 180010/TM 0927/FLDURD/TP B738/SK OVC040
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCO 180010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0927Reported at 09:27 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0911Z (5:11 AM EDT) · 68 NM NE of 96FA · during descent · A21N
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MCO UA /OV 36R FINAL/TM 0911/FL016/TP A21N/RM MOSTLY SMOOTH ON FINAL RUNWAY 36R
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 36R FINALLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0911Reported at 09:11 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
RM MOSTLY SMOOTH ON FINAL RU…Remarks.
PIREP0905Z (5:05 AM EDT) · 61 NM NE of 96FA · during descent · A21N
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MCO UA /OV MCO 180010/TM 0905/FLDURD/TP A21N/SK OVC030 TOPS 042
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCO 180010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0905Reported at 09:05 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC030 TOPS 042Sky 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 96FA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSRQ reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 10/15 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 10/17 kt
Max gust: 33 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,400 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 2

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.

08
91%
26
9%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0521Z (1:21 AM EDT)

TAF KSRQ 280521Z 2806/2906 02009KT P6SM OVC100 FM280800 02010KT P6SM FEW050 FEW100 FM281400 04012G20KT P6SM BKN050 FM282000 04014G23KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM290200 03009KT P6SM BKN050

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Live crosswind meter

96FA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSRQ, 26 nm away.

N082610 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
9 kt
Headwind in gusts
9 kt
Crosswind in gusts
16 kt

Wind is 61° off runway 08, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 4,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Duette Training Facility Airport (96FA) with runway 08/26 marked
N ↑

Runway 08/26 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
96FA
City
Duette
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
118 ft
Coordinates
27.5214, -82.0805
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSRQ
TAF
Nearest KSRQ
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
11h 38m

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Pilot PIREPs for Duette Training Facility Airport (96FA)

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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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