Redhead Airport (FD35) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KECP), FD35 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Redhead Airport in Ebro, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KECP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Redhead Airport (FD35) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ebro, FL at a field elevation of 102 ft. FD35 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KECP, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 4,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KECP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KECP, 8.3 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (58°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KECP 280953Z AUTO 02008KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP221 T01440106
What changed at KECP (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for FD35
Based on the nearest station (KECP), FD35 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 102 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 4,200 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 18 | 4,200 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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FD35 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 18/364,200 × 175 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at FD35Wind
- 18
- 8 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 8 kt headwind · 3 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 4→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
FD35 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of FD35
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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TLH UA /OV TLH330020/TM 0405/FL340/TP B752/TB LGT CHOP
TLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TLH330020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0405Reported at 04:05 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B752Aircraft 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 FD35
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KECP reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 84%
- 18
- 16%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (12:20 AM CDT)
TAF KECP 280520Z 2806/2906 01003KT P6SM SCT250 FM281500 02010G16KT P6SM SCT100 FM282200 01005KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
FD35 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KECP, 8.3 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 36, 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
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- FD35
- City
- Ebro
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 102 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.4905, -85.8394
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KECP
- TAF
- Nearest KECP
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 3m
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Pilot PIREPs for Redhead Airport (FD35)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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