Hidden Lake Airport (FA40) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for FA40 right now.
Aviation weather near Hidden Lake Airport in New Port Richey, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBKV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hidden Lake Airport (FA40) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around New Port Richey, FL at a field elevation of 30 ft. FA40 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBKV, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 4,425 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTPA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBKV, 15 nm away.
What changed at KBKV (nearest station)?
Since the 1653Z (12:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.05 → 30.03 inHg.
Current pilot readout for FA40
A current METAR is not available for FA40 right now. The nearest reporting station is KBKV. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 4,425 ft | ASPH-G | - | - |
| 23 | 4,425 ft | ASPH-G | - | - |
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FA40 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 05/234,425 × 50 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at FA40Wind
- 05
- no steady wind
- 23
- no steady wind
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.
Over the last 22 h: wind 17→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → 3,700 ft.
FA40 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at FA40
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBKV reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,600 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 86%
- 23
- 14%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- FA40
- City
- New Port Richey
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- Coordinates
- 28.2825, -82.6457
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,425 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBKV
- TAF
- Nearest KTPA
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 3h 56m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for Hidden Lake Airport (FA40)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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