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Lafayette Landings Airport (FD90) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:50 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDED), FD90 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,900 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Lafayette Landings Airport in De Leon Springs, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDED): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lafayette Landings Airport (FD90) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around De Leon Springs, FL at a field elevation of 39 ft. FD90 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDED, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDAB.

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VFR
Observed 1150Z (7:50 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDED, 6.2 nm away.

Wind
030° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
4,900 ft
Altimeter
30.06"
Temp / Dew
74°F / 23°C
dew 64°F / 18°C

Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 4,900 ft, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,900 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KDED 281150Z AUTO 03009KT 10SM BKN049 23/18 A3006 RMK AO2 T02310178 10240 20220

What changed at KDED (nearest station)?

Since the 1130Z (7:30 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1130Z (7:30 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for FD90

Based on the nearest station (KDED), FD90 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,900 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 34. Density altitude is approximately 850 ft (field elevation 39 ft). FD90 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDAB, about 11 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
34FAV5 kt head7 kt right
165 kt tail7 kt left

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FD90 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 16/34
    2,600 × 160 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at FD90
    Wind
    16
    5 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
    34
    5 kt headwind · 7 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.

24-hour trend

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

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0163112Z00Z11Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 7→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → 4,900 ft.

FD90 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 FD90

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

PIREP1210Z (8:10 AM EDT) · 99 NM S of FD90 · 4,000 ft MSL · P28A
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SEF UA /OV AGR246014 /TM 1210 /FL040 /TP P28A /SK OVC-TOP040
SEF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGR246014Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1210Reported at 12:10 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC-TOP040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1206Z (8:06 AM EDT) · 35 NM S of FD90 · 600 ft MSL · P28A
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ORL UA /OV ORL070007/TM 1206/FL006/TP P28A/RM COUPLE OF BUMPS
ORL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORL070007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1206Reported at 12:06 UTC.
FL006Altitude: 600 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
RM COUPLE OF BUMPSRemarks.
PIREP1205Z (8:05 AM EDT) · 44 NM S of FD90 · during descent · A21N
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MCO UA /OV RWY 36R/TM 1205/FLDURD/TP A21N/SK OVC 030/RM 10 MILE VISIBILITY, 3000 BASES
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RWY 36RLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1205Reported at 12:05 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM 10 MILE VISIBILITY, 3000 …Remarks.
PIREP1200Z (8:00 AM EDT) · 46 NM SE of FD90 · 2,000 ft MSL · C172
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TIX UA /OV TIX/TM 1200/FL020/TP C172/SK BKN025
TIX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TIXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1200Reported at 12:00 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1200Z (8:00 AM EDT) · 47 NM N of FD90 · 1,000 ft MSL · TECH
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SGJ UA /OV 1 SE SGJ/TM 1200/FL010/TP TECH/WV 020/030 ON BASE LEG/RM RC
SGJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1 SE SGJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1200Reported at 12:00 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP TECHAircraft type reporting.
WV 020/030 ON BASE LEGWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM RCRemarks.
PIREP1200Z (8:00 AM EDT) · 24 NM S of FD90 · 4,000 ft MSL · P28A
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SFB UA /OV SFB/TM 1200/FL040/TP P28A/SK SCT045
SFB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SFBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1200Reported at 12:00 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1200Z (8:00 AM EDT) · 38 NM S of FD90 · 2,000 ft MSL · P28A
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ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 1200/FL020/TP P28A/SK OVC040
ORL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1200Reported at 12:00 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1152Z (7:52 AM EDT) · 57 NM NE of FD90 · 34,000 ft MSL · E170
light chop turbulence
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JAX UA /OV CRG120050/TM 1152/FL340/TP E170/TB LGT CHOP
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRG120050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1152Reported at 11:52 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft 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 FD90

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDED reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,300 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 10/19 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 86%MVFR 14%
Wind avg/max: 8/19 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.

34
71%
16
29%

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Live crosswind meter

FD90 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDED, 6.2 nm away.

N34169 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
7 kt

Wind is 56° off runway 34, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Lafayette Landings Airport (FD90) with runway 16/34 marked
N ↑

Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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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
FD90
City
De Leon Springs
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
39 ft
Coordinates
29.1686, -81.2648
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KDED
TAF
Nearest KDAB
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
10h 29m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lafayette Landings Airport (FD90)

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 Lafayette Landings Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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