Dog Island Airport (FA43) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAAF), FA43 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Dog Island Airport in Carrabelle, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAAF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Dog Island Airport (FA43) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Carrabelle, FL at a field elevation of 4 ft. FA43 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAAF, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTLH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAAF, 23.4 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (040°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KAAF 281053Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3014 RMK AO1 SLP206 T01610117 $
What changed at KAAF (nearest station)?
Since the 0953Z (5:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0953Z (5:53 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for FA43
Based on the nearest station (KAAF), FA43 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (33). Density altitude is approximately -150 ft (field elevation 4 ft). FA43 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTLH, about 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33FAV | 2,700 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 15 | 2,700 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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FA43 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 15/332,700 × 120 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at FA43Wind
- 15
- 2 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 33
- 2 kt headwind · 5 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 7→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
FA43 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at FA43
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.
- 33
- 55%
- 15
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
FA43 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAAF, 23 nm away.
Wind is 71° off runway 33, 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
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- FA43
- City
- Carrabelle
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4 ft
- Coordinates
- 29.8107, -84.5885
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,700 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAAF
- TAF
- Nearest KTLH
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 11h 45m
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Pilot PIREPs for Dog Island Airport (FA43)
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