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Devils Garden Strip (FA18) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:47 PM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KTIX), FA18 is currently MVFR with winds from 050° at 7 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 2,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Devils Garden Strip in La Belle, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTIX): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Devils Garden Strip (FA18) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around La Belle, FL at a field elevation of 18 ft. FA18 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTIX, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTIX.

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MVFR
Observed 0047Z (8:47 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTIX, 11.3 nm away.

Wind
050° 7 kt
Visibility
6 sm
Ceiling
2,500 ft
Altimeter
30.06"
Temp / Dew
-

Wind from the northeast (050°) at 7 kt, visibility 6 statute miles, broken clouds at 2,500 ft, altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KTIX 280047Z 05007KT 6SM BR BKN025 A3006

Current pilot readout for FA18

Based on the nearest station (KTIX), FA18 is currently MVFR with winds from 050° at 7 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 2,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). 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
09FAV6 kt head4 kt left
276 kt tail4 kt right

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FA18 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 09/27
    4,000 × 80 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at FA18
    Wind
    09
    6 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    27
    6 kt tailwind · 4 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
0183610Z17Z00Z

Over the last 14 h: wind 10→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → 2,500 ft.

FA18 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 FA18

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

PIREP0833Z (4:33 AM EDT) · 16 NM W of FA18 · during descent · B763
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MCO UA /OV 36R FINAL/TM 0833/FL016/TP B763/RM GAIN/LOSS OF 5KTS ON FINAL 36R. WIND ON FINAL 02025KTS
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 0833Reported at 08:33 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
RM GAIN/LOSS OF 5KTS ON FINA…Remarks.
PIREP0823Z (4:23 AM EDT) · 19 NM SW of FA18 · during descent · B763
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MCO UA /OV MCO180010/TM 0823/FLDURD/TP B763/SK 031OVC043/WV 070/33
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCO180010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0823Reported at 08:23 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
SK 031OVC043Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WV 070/33Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
PIREP0809Z (4:09 AM EDT) · 45 NM N of FA18 · during descent · C150
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DAB UA /OV DED340005/TM 0809/FLDURD/TP C150/SK OVC042
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DED340005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0809Reported at 08:09 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C150Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC042Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0617Z (2:17 AM EDT) · 16 NM W of FA18 · 1,600 ft MSL · C408
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MCO UA /OV 35R DEPARTURE/TM 0617/FL016/TP C408/RM SMOOTH RIDE ON DEPARTURE RUNWAY 35L. NO CLOUD BASES AT OR BELOW 2000FT
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 35R DEPARTURELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0617Reported at 06:17 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP C408Aircraft type reporting.
RM SMOOTH RIDE ON DEPARTURE …Remarks.
PIREP0540Z (1:40 AM EDT) · 13 NM W of FA18 · 5,000 ft MSL · B38M
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MCO UA /OV 5 NE MCO/TM 0540/FL050/TP B38M/WX VMC
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 NE MCOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0540Reported at 05:40 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP0540Z (1:40 AM EDT) · 16 NM W of FA18 · during climb · B38M
smooth turbulence
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MCO UA /OV KMCO/TM 0540/FLDURC/TP B38M/TB SMOOTH
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KMCOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0540Reported at 05:40 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.
PIREP0535Z (1:35 AM EDT) · 18 NM W of FA18 · 4,500 ft MSL · PC12
smooth turbulence
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ORL UA /OV 12 WEST/TM 0535/FL045/TP PC12/WX VMC/TB SMOOTH
ORL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 12 WESTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0535Reported at 05:35 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.
PIREP0445Z (12:45 AM EDT) · 92 NM N of FA18 · 36,000 ft MSL · A321
light chop turbulence
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SGJ UA /OV SGJ/TM 0445/FL360/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP
SGJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SGJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0445Reported at 04:45 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft 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 FA18

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTIX reported mostly VFR across 15 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 31 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,500 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 73%MVFR 27%
Wind avg/max: 14/22 kt
Max gust: 31 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 1

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 12/22 kt
Max gust: 31 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 1

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

09
83%
27
17%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0538Z (1:38 AM EDT)

TAF KTIX 280538Z 2806/2906 04016G25KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN050 FM281400 04018G28KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 BKN035 TEMPO 2814/2818 3SM -SHRA BKN010 FM290000 04018G25KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN025 AMD NOT SKED

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Live crosswind meter

FA18 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTIX, 11 nm away.

N09277 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 36° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 4,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Devils Garden Strip (FA18)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
FA18
City
La Belle
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
18 ft
Coordinates
28.4511, -81.0003
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KTIX
TAF
Nearest KTIX
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
13h 34m

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Pilot PIREPs for Devils Garden Strip (FA18)

Community-submitted

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

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