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Cooksey Brothers Airport (FD42) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K24J), FD42 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 7 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Cooksey Brothers Airport in Live Oak, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K24J): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Cooksey Brothers Airport (FD42) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Live Oak, FL at a field elevation of 90 ft. FD42 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K24J, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 3,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KVLD.

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VFR
Observed 1815Z (2:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K24J, 5.5 nm away.

Wind
050° 7 kt
gusting 17 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.11"
Temp / Dew
81°F / 27°C
dew 61°F / 16°C

Wind from the northeast (050°) at 7 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 ft, scattered clouds at 5,500 ft, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K24J 281815Z AUTO 05007G17KT 030V090 10SM SCT045 SCT055 27/16 A3011 RMK A01

Current pilot readout for FD42

Based on the nearest station (K24J), FD42 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 7 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 90 ft). FD42 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KVLD, about 36 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
09FAV6 kt head4 kt left (g10)
276 kt tail4 kt right (g10)

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FD42 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
    3,500 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at FD42
    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.

FD42 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 FD42

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

PIREP1759Z (1:59 PM EDT) · 84 NM NW of FD42 · 35,000 ft MSL · A21N
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CXU UA /OV PZD179031 /TM 1759 /FL350 /TP A21N /SK SKC /TA M47 /WV 27038KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
CXU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PZD179031Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1759Reported at 17:59 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M47Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 27038KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.
PIREP1752Z (1:52 PM EDT) · 66 NM E of FD42 · during climb · SR22
continuous moderate blo 008/ none reported 070 turbulence
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VQQ UA /OV CRG220025 /TM 1752 /FL070 /TP SR22 /SK OVC035-TOP065/ SKC /WX FV10SM /TA 15 /WV 08017KT /TB CONS MOD BLO 008/NEG 070 /RM DURC OTP
VQQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRG220025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1752Reported at 17:52 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC035-TOP065/ SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 15Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 08017KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB CONS MOD BLO 008/NEG 070Turbulence: continuous moderate blo 008/ none reported 070.
RM DURC OTPRemarks.
PIREP1645Z (12:45 PM EDT) · 73 NM E of FD42 · during descent · A320
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JAX UA /OV JAX/TM 1645/FLDURD/TP A320/SK B020
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JAXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1645Reported at 16:45 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
SK B020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1623Z (12:23 PM EDT) · 68 NM E of FD42 · during descent · SR22
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JAX UA /OV 8 NW JAX/TM 1623/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK BKN029/WX 10
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 8 NW JAXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN029Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 10Weather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1535Z (11:35 AM EDT) · 44 NM SE of FD42 · 3,500 ft MSL · C172
smooth turbulence
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JAX UA /OV GNV270010/TM 1535/FL035/TP C172/TB SMOOTH
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GNV270010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1535Reported at 15:35 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.
PIREP1445Z (10:45 AM EDT) · 13 NM S of FD42 · 38,000 ft MSL · B739
occasional light chop turbulence
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CTY UA /OV CTY010025/TM 1445/FL380/TP B739/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
CTY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CTY010025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1445Reported at 14:45 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1430Z (10:30 AM EDT) · 91 NM E of FD42 · 2,500 ft MSL · GA7C
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SGJ UA /OV SGJ/TM 1430/FL025/TP GA7C/SK BASES 022/RM RC
SGJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SGJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1430Reported at 14:30 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP GA7CAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM RCRemarks.
PIREP1417Z (10:17 AM EDT) · 73 NM E of FD42 · 7,000 ft MSL · SR22
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JAX UA /OV JAX/TM 1417/FL070/TP SR22/SK CLR
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JAXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1417Reported at 14:17 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at FD42

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 72%MVFR 13%IFR 4%LIFR 11%
Wind avg/max: 5/14 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 1.5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 35

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.

09
91%
27
9%

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Live crosswind meter

FD42 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K24J, 5.5 nm away.

N09277 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt
Headwind in gusts
14 kt
Crosswind in gusts
10 kt

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

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Turf · 3,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Cooksey Brothers Airport (FD42)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Daily IREG local
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
FD42
City
Live Oak
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
90 ft
Coordinates
30.2116, -83.0546
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K24J
TAF
Nearest KVLD
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
4h 17m

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Pilot PIREPs for Cooksey Brothers Airport (FD42)

Community-submitted

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

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