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Shell Creek Airpark (F13) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:53 AM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KPGD), F13 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 19 knots gusting 25, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Shell Creek Airpark in Punta Gorda, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPGD): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Shell Creek Airpark (F13) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Punta Gorda, FL at a field elevation of 20 ft. F13 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPGD, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPGD.

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VFR
Observed 1553Z (11:53 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPGD, 5 nm away.

Wind
040° 19 kt
gusting 25 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.05"
Temp / Dew
81°F / 27°C
dew 64°F / 18°C

Wind from the northeast (040°) at 19 kt, gusting 25 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KPGD 271553Z 04019G25KT 10SM CLR 27/18 A3005 RMK AO2 PK WND 04027/1510 SLP175 T02720178

What changed at KPGD (nearest station)?

Since the 1453Z (10:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed up from 14 to 19 kt.

Current pilot readout for F13

Based on the nearest station (KPGD), F13 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 19 knots gusting 25, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 20 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
36FAV14 kt head13 kt right (g17)
1814 kt tail13 kt left (g17)

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F13 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
    2,600 × 110 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at F13
    Wind
    18
    14 kt tailwind · 13 kt crosswind from left
    36
    14 kt headwind · 13 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
0193816Z04Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 21→19 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

F13 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 F13

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

PIREP1552Z (11:52 AM EDT) · 98 NM SE of F13 · during climb · B739
light chop turbulence
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PBI UA /OV PBI205025/TM 1552/FL170/TP B739/TB LGT CHOP/RM DURC
PBI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PBI205025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1552Reported at 15:52 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1538Z (11:38 AM EDT) · 31 NM NE of F13 · 14,000 ft MSL · C68A
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RSW UA /OV RSW020050/TM 1538/FL140/TP C68A/TB NEG
RSW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RSW020050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1538Reported at 15:38 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1507Z (11:07 AM EDT) · 86 NM N of F13 · 3,000 ft MSL · SF50
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ISM UA /OV ISM 330005/TM 1507/FL030/TP SF50/SK VMC
ISM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ISM 330005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1507Reported at 15:07 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
SK VMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1445Z (10:45 AM EDT) · 86 NM E of F13 · 3,000 ft MSL · LJ60
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PBI UA /OV WILBA/TM 1445/FL030/TP LJ60/SK BKN030
PBI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV WILBALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1445Reported at 14:45 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP LJ60Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1418Z (10:18 AM EDT) · 94 NM SE of F13 · 36,000 ft MSL · UAL1876
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ARP UAL1876 2547N 08046W 1418 F360 316/026KT TB MOD TURB IC
ARP UAL1876 2547N 08046W 141…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP1411Z (10:11 AM EDT) · 91 NM E of F13 · 5,000 ft MSL · BE40
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SUA UA /OV SUA/TM 1411/FL050/TP BE40/SK BKN030
SUA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SUALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1411Reported at 14:11 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP BE40Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1406Z (10:06 AM EDT) · 98 NM N of F13 · 800 ft MSL · C560
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ORL UA /OV /OV ORL250002/TM 1406/FL008/TP C560/RM LIGHT CHOP
ORL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
OV ORL250002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1406Reported at 14:06 UTC.
FL008Altitude: 800 ft MSL.
TP C560Aircraft type reporting.
RM LIGHT CHOPRemarks.
PIREP1400Z (10:00 AM EDT) · 99 NM N of F13 · 3,000 ft MSL · PC12
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ORL UA /OV 000000/TM 1400/FL030/TP PC12/SK OVC070
ORL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 000000Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1400Reported at 14:00 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC070Sky 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 F13

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPGD reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 33 kt, the lowest ceiling was 12,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 13/23 kt
Max gust: 33 kt
Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 10/23 kt
Max gust: 33 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,200 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 4

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
68%
18
32%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1120Z (7:20 AM EDT)

TAF KPGD 271120Z 2712/2812 02011KT P6SM FEW035 FM271400 04014G22KT P6SM SCT030 FM271700 05015G25KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 PROB30 2718/2723 05018G30KT 6SM -SHRA BKN030 FM280000 04012KT P6SM BKN040

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Live crosswind meter

F13 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPGD, 5 nm away.

N361819 kt
Headwind
14 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
13 kt
Headwind in gusts
19 kt
Crosswind in gusts
17 kt

Wind is 42° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Shell Creek Airpark (F13) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Mon-Fri 0900-1700 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting · Parachute jumping
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
F13
City
Punta Gorda
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
20 ft
Coordinates
26.9689, -81.9156
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPGD
TAF
Nearest KPGD
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
6h 35m

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Pilot PIREPs for Shell Creek Airpark (F13)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Shell Creek Airpark, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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