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River Acres Airport (FD70) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOBE), FD70 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 8 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,400 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near River Acres Airport in Okeechobee, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOBE): conditions and runway crosswinds.

River Acres Airport (FD70) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Okeechobee, FL at a field elevation of 30 ft. FD70 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOBE, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 3,875 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFPR.

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VFR
Observed 1255Z (8:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOBE, 10.3 nm away.

Wind
040° 8 kt
gusting 15 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
3,400 ft
Altimeter
29.95"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 75°F / 24°C

Wind from the northeast (040°) at 8 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 2,400 ft, broken clouds at 3,400 ft, overcast at 6,500 ft, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,400 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KOBE 281255Z AUTO 04008G15KT 030V110 10SM SCT024 BKN034 OVC065 24/24 A2995 RMK AO2

Current pilot readout for FD70

Based on the nearest station (KOBE), FD70 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 8 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,400 ft ceiling. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (33). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 30 ft). FD70 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFPR, about 37 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
33FAV2 kt head8 kt right (g14)
152 kt tail8 kt left (g14)

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FD70 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 15/33
    3,875 × 66 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at FD70
    Wind
    15
    2 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
    33
    2 kt headwind · 8 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.

FD70 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 FD70

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

PIREP1305Z (9:05 AM EDT) · 88 NM SE of FD70 · 1,500 ft MSL · BN2P
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FLL UA /OV 359/10 FLL/TM 1305/FL015/TP BN2P/SK VMC
FLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 359/10 FLLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1305Reported at 13:05 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP BN2PAircraft type reporting.
SK VMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1305Z (9:05 AM EDT) · 88 NM N of FD70 · 1,500 ft MSL · P28A
ltg turbulence
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SFB UA /OV SFB270005/TM 1305/FL015/TP P28A/TB LTG
SFB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SFB270005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1305Reported at 13:05 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
TB LTGTurbulence: ltg.
PIREP1300Z (9:00 AM EDT) · 100 NM SE of FD70 · 5,500 ft MSL · B737
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MIA UA /OV 275/22 MIA/TM 1300/FL055/TP B737/SK VMC
MIA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 275/22 MIALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1300Reported at 13:00 UTC.
FL055Altitude: 5,500 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK VMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1246Z (8:46 AM EDT) · 29 NM E of FD70 · 2,000 ft MSL · P28A
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PBI UA /OV FPR280008/TM 1246/FL20/TP P28A/SK SCT015 SCT035
PBI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FPR280008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1246Reported at 12:46 UTC.
FL20Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT015 SCT035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1241Z (8:41 AM EDT) · 42 NM W of FD70 · 3,500 ft MSL · BE36
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RSW UA /OV RSW360045/TM 1241/FL035/TP BE36/SK SKC 030/TB NEG
RSW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RSW360045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1241Reported at 12:41 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP BE36Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKC 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1237Z (8:37 AM EDT) · 30 NM NE of FD70 · 32,000 ft MSL · B738
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VRB UA /OV TRV223006/TM 1237/FL320/TP B738/TB NEG
VRB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TRV223006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1237Reported at 12:37 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1233Z (8:33 AM EDT) · 87 NM N of FD70 · 1,000 ft MSL · C172
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SFB UA /OV SFB180001/TM 1233/FL010/TP C172/RM SMOOTH
SFB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SFB180001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1233Reported at 12:33 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1230Z (8:30 AM EDT) · 36 NM NE of FD70 · 34,000 ft MSL · A21N
light to moderate chop turbulence
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VRB UA /OV TRV/TM 1230/FL340/TP A21N/TB LGT-MOD CHOP
VRB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TRVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1230Reported at 12:30 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at FD70

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

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

Last 7 days
VFR 89%MVFR 7%IFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 9/20 kt
Max gust: 31 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 22

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.

33
75%
15
25%

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Live crosswind meter

FD70 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOBE, 10 nm away.

N33158 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
8 kt
Headwind in gusts
4 kt
Crosswind in gusts
14 kt

Wind is 73° off runway 33, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,875 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of River Acres Airport (FD70)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
FD70
City
Okeechobee
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
30 ft
Coordinates
27.3253, -81.0287
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,875 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOBE
TAF
Nearest KFPR
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
9h 33m

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Pilot PIREPs for River Acres Airport (FD70)

Community-submitted

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

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