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Shady Bend Airport (9FL5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCTY), 9FL5 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 11 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Shady Bend Airport in Bell, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCTY): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Shady Bend Airport (9FL5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bell, FL at a field elevation of 25 ft. 9FL5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCTY, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGNV.

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VFR
Observed 1555Z (11:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCTY, 14.2 nm away.

Wind
040° 11 kt
gusting 17 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 66°F / 19°C

Wind from the northeast (040°) at 11 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 4,300 ft, scattered clouds at 5,000 ft, scattered clouds at 5,500 ft, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCTY 281555Z AUTO 04011G17KT 10SM FEW043 SCT050 SCT055 26/19 A3013 RMK AO2

What changed at KCTY (nearest station)?

Since the 1536Z (11:36 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 17 kt.
  • The 5,500 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for 9FL5

Based on the nearest station (KCTY), 9FL5 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 11 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 25 ft). 9FL5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGNV, about 35 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
36FAV8 kt head7 kt right (g11)
188 kt tail7 kt left (g11)

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9FL5 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
    3,000 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 9FL5
    Wind
    18
    8 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
    36
    8 kt headwind · 7 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
0122316Z04Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 11→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

9FL5 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 9FL5

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

PIREP1535Z (11:35 AM EDT) · 25 NM E of 9FL5 · 3,500 ft MSL · C172
smooth turbulence
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JAX UA /OV GNV270010/TM 1535/FL035/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GNV270010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1535Reported at 15:35 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.
PIREP1502Z (11:02 AM EDT) · 99 NM SE of 9FL5 · 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.
PIREP1445Z (10:45 AM EDT) · 12 NM N of 9FL5 · 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) · 83 NM E of 9FL5 · 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.
PIREP1417Z (10:17 AM EDT) · 76 NM NE of 9FL5 · 7,000 ft MSL · SR22
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JAX UA /OV JAX/TM 1417/FL070/TP SR22/SK CLR
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JAXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1417Reported at 14:17 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1410Z (10:10 AM EDT) · 83 NM E of 9FL5 · 1,000 ft MSL · AA5
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SGJ UA /OV 5 SOUTH SGJ/TM 1410/FL010/TP AA5/SK BASES 012/RM LOWER TO THE WEST OF SGJ
SGJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 SOUTH SGJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1410Reported at 14:10 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP AA5Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 012Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM LOWER TO THE WEST OF SGJRemarks.
PIREP1330Z (9:30 AM EDT) · 67 NM NW of 9FL5 · 600 ft MSL · SR22
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RDU UA /OV CAPPS/TM 1330/FL006/TP SR22/SK BASES 006
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CAPPSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1330Reported at 13:30 UTC.
FL006Altitude: 600 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 006Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1323Z (9:23 AM EDT) · 83 NM E of 9FL5 · 3,000 ft MSL · TECH
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SGJ UA /OV 3 WEST SGJ/TM 1323/FL030/TP TECH/SK BASE LAYERS AT 021 030 033/RM CIG RGD-RC
SGJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3 WEST SGJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1323Reported at 13:23 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP TECHAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE LAYERS AT 021 030 03…Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM CIG RGD-RCRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 9FL5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCTY reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,300 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 8/14 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 91%MVFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 7/15 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,300 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 10

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
91%
18
9%

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Live crosswind meter

9FL5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCTY, 14 nm away.

N361811 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
7 kt
Headwind in gusts
13 kt
Crosswind in gusts
11 kt

Wind is 40° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Shady Bend Airport (9FL5)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
9FL5
City
Bell
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
25 ft
Coordinates
29.8141, -82.9257
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCTY
TAF
Nearest KGNV
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
6h 33m

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Pilot PIREPs for Shady Bend Airport (9FL5)

Community-submitted

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

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