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Deep Woods Ranch Airport (FD86) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:10 AM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KDED), FD86 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 16 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Deep Woods Ranch Airport in Deland, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDED): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Deep Woods Ranch Airport (FD86) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Deland, FL at a field elevation of 45 ft. FD86 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDED, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSFB.

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VFR
Observed 1510Z (11:10 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDED, 8.8 nm away.

Wind
050° 16 kt
gusting 22 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.12"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 61°F / 16°C

Wind from the northeast (050°) at 16 kt, gusting 22 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 5,500 ft, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KDED 271510Z AUTO 05016G22KT 10SM SCT055 26/16 A3012 RMK AO2 T02630159

What changed at KDED (nearest station)?

Since the 1450Z (10:50 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1450Z (10:50 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for FD86

Based on the nearest station (KDED), FD86 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 16 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 45 ft). FD86 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSFB, about 19 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
05FAV16 kt head1 kt right
2316 kt tail1 kt left

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FD86 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 05/23
    2,800 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at FD86
    Wind
    05
    16 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    23
    16 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    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.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0163115Z03Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 11→16 kt, ceiling 3,900 ft → unlimited.

FD86 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 FD86

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

PIREP1515Z (11:15 AM EDT) · 16 NM SE of FD86 · 1,500 ft MSL · P28A
light tb turbulence
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SFB UA /OV KSFB360004/TM 1515/FL015/TP P28A/SK SCT030/TB LGT TB
SFB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSFB360004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1515Reported at 15:15 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGT TBTurbulence: light tb.
PIREP1508Z (11:08 AM EDT) · 59 NM NW of FD86 · during climb · F900
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JAX UA /OV GNV/TM 1508/FLDURC/TP F900/SK BKN022 TOPS033
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GNVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1508Reported at 15:08 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP F900Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN022 TOPS033Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1507Z (11:07 AM EDT) · 93 NM N of FD86 · 30,000 ft MSL · A321
light chop turbulence
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CRG UA /OV CRG070030/TM 1507/FL300/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP
CRG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRG070030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1507Reported at 15:07 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
PIREP1507Z (11:07 AM EDT) · 40 NM S of FD86 · 3,000 ft MSL · SF50
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ISM UA /OV ISM 330005/TM 1507/FL030/TP SF50/SK VMC
ISM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ISM 330005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1507Reported at 15:07 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
SK VMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1458Z (10:58 AM EDT) · 26 NM E of FD86 · 9,000 ft MSL · BE58
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DAB UA /OV EVB/TM 1458/FL090/TP BE58/SK FEW085
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EVBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1458Reported at 14:58 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP BE58Aircraft type reporting.
SK FEW085Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1440Z (10:40 AM EDT) · 89 NM N of FD86 · during descent · A320
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JAX UA /OV JAX/TM 1440/FLDURD/TP A320/SK SCT046
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JAXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1440Reported at 14:40 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT046Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1434Z (10:34 AM EDT) · 50 NM NW of FD86 · 2,000 ft MSL · C150
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JAX UA /OV 15 E GNV/TM 1434/FL020/TP C150/SK BKN025
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 15 E GNVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1434Reported at 14:34 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C150Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1427Z (10:27 AM EDT) · 42 NM W of FD86 · 1,600 ft MSL · PA28
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OCF UA /OV OCF/TM 1427/FL016/TP PA28/SK BKN016/WX 10/TA 22/WV 060/10G18
OCF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OCFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1427Reported at 14:27 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP PA28Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 10Weather and flight visibility observed.
TA 22Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 060/10G18Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at FD86

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDED reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 83%MVFR 15%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 8/16 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 86%MVFR 14%
Wind avg/max: 7/17 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,100 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 12

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.

05
77%
23
23%

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Live crosswind meter

FD86 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDED, 8.8 nm away.

N052316 kt
Headwind
16 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt
Headwind in gusts
22 kt
Crosswind in gusts
1 kt

Wind is 3° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Deep Woods Ranch Airport (FD86)
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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
FD86
City
Deland
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
45 ft
Coordinates
29.0303, -81.4470
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KDED
TAF
Nearest KSFB
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
7h 9m

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Pilot PIREPs for Deep Woods Ranch Airport (FD86)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Deep Woods Ranch Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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