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Marshall Swamp Airport (9FA5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:51 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOCF), 9FA5 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Marshall Swamp Airport in Ocala, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOCF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Marshall Swamp Airport (9FA5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ocala, FL at a field elevation of 53 ft. 9FA5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOCF, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,750 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLEE.

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VFR
Observed 1251Z (8:51 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOCF, 10.1 nm away.

Wind
020° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.11"
Temp / Dew
67°F / 19°C
dew 64°F / 18°C

Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 ft, temperature 19°C (67°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KOCF 281251Z 02007KT 350V050 10SM SCT050 19/18 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP197 T01940178

What changed at KOCF (nearest station)?

Since the 1151Z (7:51 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1151Z (7:51 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 9FA5

Based on the nearest station (KOCF), 9FA5 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 350 ft (field elevation 53 ft). 9FA5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLEE, about 25 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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9FA5 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
    1,750 × 50 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 9FA5
    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
0132513Z23Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→7 kt, ceiling 1,400 ft → unlimited.

9FA5 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 9FA5

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

PIREP1315Z (9:15 AM EDT) · 53 NM SE of 9FA5 · during descent · C172
low-level wind shear
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ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 1315/FL010/TP C172/RM +/-8KT LLWS ON FINAL
ORL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1315Reported at 13:15 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
RM +/-8KT LLWS ON FINALRemarks.
PIREP1315Z (9:15 AM EDT) · 74 NM N of 9FA5 · during descent · C172
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JAX UA /OV CRG/TM 1315/FLDURD/TP C172/SK BKN013
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1315Reported at 13:15 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1313Z (9:13 AM EDT) · 77 NM SE of 9FA5 · 1,000 ft MSL · PA23
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TIX UA /OV KTIX/TM 1313/FL010/TP PA23/SK OVC011
TIX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTIXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1313Reported at 13:13 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP PA23Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC011Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1305Z (9:05 AM EDT) · 45 NM SE of 9FA5 · 1,500 ft MSL · P28A
ltg turbulence
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SFB UA /OV SFB270005/TM 1305/FL015/TP P28A/TB LTG
SFB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SFB270005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1305Reported at 13:05 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
TB LTGTurbulence: ltg.
PIREP1303Z (9:03 AM EDT) · 55 NM SE of 9FA5 · 3,000 ft MSL · P28A
lt chop turbulence
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SFB UA /OV OVIDO/TM 1303/FL030/TP P28A/SK BKN028/TB LT CHOP
SFB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OVIDOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1303Reported at 13:03 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LT CHOPTurbulence: lt chop.
PIREP1302Z (9:02 AM EDT) · 98 NM SE of 9FA5 · 1,700 ft MSL · F2TH
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MLB UA /OV MLB/TM 1302/FL017/TP F2TH/SK BASES BKN017
MLB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MLBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1302Reported at 13:02 UTC.
FL017Altitude: 1,700 ft MSL.
TP F2THAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES BKN017Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1254Z (8:54 AM EDT) · 51 NM E of 9FA5 · 2,000 ft MSL · C172
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DAB UA /OV DAB/TM 1254/FL020/TP C172/SK SCT-BKN040/WV 06030KT
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DABLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1254Reported at 12:54 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT-BKN040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WV 06030KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
PIREP1245Z (8:45 AM EDT) · 59 NM NE of 9FA5 · during descent · PA44
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JAX UA /OV SGJ/TM 1245/FLDURD/TP PA44/SK BKN034
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SGJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1245Reported at 12:45 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP PA44Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN034Sky 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 9FA5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOCF reported mostly VFR across 30 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,400 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 77%MVFR 23%
Wind avg/max: 8/13 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 73%MVFR 22%IFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 7/16 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 700 ft
Lowest vis: 2.5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 21

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
76%
18
24%

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Live crosswind meter

9FA5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOCF, 10 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 · 1,750 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Marshall Swamp Airport (9FA5)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
9FA5
City
Ocala
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
53 ft
Coordinates
29.1908, -82.0327
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,750 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOCF
TAF
Nearest KLEE
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
9h 27m

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Pilot PIREPs for Marshall Swamp Airport (9FA5)

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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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