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White Farms Airport (FA36) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCTY), FA36 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near White Farms Airport in Chiefland, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCTY): conditions and runway crosswinds.

White Farms Airport (FA36) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chiefland, FL at a field elevation of 46 ft. FA36 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 3,909 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGNV.

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VFR
Observed 0955Z (5:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCTY, 14.1 nm away.

Wind
020° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.10"
Temp / Dew
63°F / 17°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCTY 280955Z AUTO 02009KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A3010 RMK AO2

What changed at KCTY (nearest station)?

Since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for FA36

Based on the nearest station (KCTY), FA36 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 46 ft). FA36 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGNV, about 33 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 head3 kt right
188 kt tail3 kt left

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FA36 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
    3,909 × 70 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at FA36
    Wind
    18
    8 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    36
    8 kt headwind · 3 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
0122310Z22Z09Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

FA36 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 FA36

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

PIREP0919Z (5:19 AM EDT) · 95 NM E of FA36 · 2,500 ft MSL · C152
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DAB UA /OV OMN030005/TM 0919/FL025/TP C152/SK CLR/WX 7SM VIS HZ
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OMN030005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0919Reported at 09:19 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP C152Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 7SM VIS HZWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP0853Z (4:53 AM EDT) · 63 NM SE of FA36 · during descent · A21N
smooth turbulence
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LEE UA /OV LEE360010/TM 0853/FLDURD/TP A21N/TB SMOOTH
LEE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LEE360010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0853Reported at 08:53 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.
PIREP0809Z (4:09 AM EDT) · 84 NM E of FA36 · 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.
PIREP0535Z (1:35 AM EDT) · 100 NM SE of FA36 · 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) · 85 NM E of FA36 · 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.
PIREP0425Z (12:25 AM EDT) · 100 NM SE of FA36 · 2,500 ft MSL · SR22
smooth turbulence
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ORL UA /OV 10 WEST/TM 0425/FL025/TP SR22/SK OVC 050/TB SMOOTH
ORL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10 WESTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0425Reported at 04:25 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at FA36

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCTY reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 8/15 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,200 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

FA36 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCTY, 14 nm away.

N36189 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 21° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,909 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of White Farms Airport (FA36) 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
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
FA36
City
Chiefland
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
46 ft
Coordinates
29.5127, -82.8748
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,909 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCTY
TAF
Nearest KGNV
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
12h 38m

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Pilot PIREPs for White Farms Airport (FA36)

Community-submitted

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

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