Squires Aviation Ranch Airport (FD63) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K24J), FD63 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 3,700 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Squires Aviation Ranch Airport in Jasper, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K24J): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Squires Aviation Ranch Airport (FD63) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Jasper, FL at a field elevation of 110 ft. FD63 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K24J, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KVLD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K24J, 15.6 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, a few clouds at 1,900 ft, scattered clouds at 2,500 ft, broken clouds at 3,700 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,700 ft.
METAR K24J 281055Z AUTO 02005KT 9SM FEW019 SCT025 BKN037 16/11 A3014 RMK A01
What changed at K24J (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 3,700 ft.
Current pilot readout for FD63
Based on the nearest station (K24J), FD63 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 3,700 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately -0 ft (field elevation 110 ft). FD63 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KVLD, about 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 2,600 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 18 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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FD63 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 18/362,600 × 200 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at FD63Wind
- 18
- 5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 5 kt headwind · 2 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 24 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling 300 ft → 3,700 ft.
FD63 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of FD63
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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JAX UA /OV 30 NW JAX/TM 1028/FL090/TP BE20/SK CLR/WX 10
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 30 NW JAXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1028Reported at 10:28 UTC.FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX 10Weather and flight visibility observed.Show raw report
JAX UA /OV JAX/TM 1013/FL370/TP A321/TB NEG
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JAXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1013Reported at 10:13 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at FD63
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K24J reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 100%
- 18
- 0%
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Live crosswind meter
FD63 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K24J, 16 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
- Daily 0900-1700 local
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- FD63
- City
- Jasper
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 110 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.5132, -83.1968
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K24J
- TAF
- Nearest KVLD
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 11h 39m
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Pilot PIREPs for Squires Aviation Ranch Airport (FD63)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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