Costin Airport (A51) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAAF), A51 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Costin Airport in Port St Joe, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAAF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Costin Airport (A51) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Port St Joe, FL at a field elevation of 13 ft. A51 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAAF, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 4,230 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPAM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAAF, 13.7 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KAAF 280853Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3013 RMK AO1 SLP203 T01610128 56009 $
What changed at KAAF (nearest station)?
Since the 0753Z (3:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0753Z (3:53 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for A51
Based on the nearest station (KAAF), A51 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately -100 ft (field elevation 13 ft). A51 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPAM, about 24 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 4,230 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 18 | 4,230 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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A51 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 18/364,230 × 65 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at A51Wind
- 18
- 4 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 4 kt headwind · 2 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 8→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
A51 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 A51
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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TLH UA /OV TLH330020/TM 0405/FL340/TP B752/TB LGT CHOP
TLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TLH330020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0405Reported at 04:05 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B752Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at A51
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAAF reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 70%
- 18
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
A51 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAAF, 14 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- A51
- City
- Port St Joe
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Coordinates
- 29.7559, -85.2890
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,230 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAAF
- TAF
- Nearest KPAM
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 13h 49m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Five Points RC Flyers - Shark Drive , Port St. Joe, FL · 2 mi
- Five Points RC - Gulf County Landfill , Port St. Joe, FL · 4 mi
Pilot PIREPs for Costin Airport (A51)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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