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Hilliard's Private Airport (FD96) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:35 PM ET, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KOBE), FD96 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 19 knots gusting 29, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Hilliard's Private Airport in Moore Haven, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOBE): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hilliard's Private Airport (FD96) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Moore Haven, FL at a field elevation of 108 ft. FD96 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOBE, about 29 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRSW.

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VFR
Observed 1735Z (1:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOBE, 28.6 nm away.

Wind
040° 19 kt
gusting 29 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.97"
Temp / Dew
81°F / 27°C
feels like 85°F

Wind from the northeast (040°) at 19 kt, gusting 29 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KOBE 271735Z AUTO 04019G29KT 10SM CLR 27/21 A2997 RMK AO2

What changed at KOBE (nearest station)?

Since the 1715Z (1:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1715Z (1:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for FD96

Based on the nearest station (KOBE), FD96 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 19 knots gusting 29, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 108 ft). FD96 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRSW, about 40 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
36FAV15 kt head12 kt right (g19)
1815 kt tail12 kt left (g19)

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FD96 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 18/36
    1,500 × 80 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at FD96
    Wind
    18
    15 kt tailwind · 12 kt crosswind from left
    36
    15 kt headwind · 12 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
0173317Z06Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 18→19 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

FD96 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 FD96

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

PIREP1740Z (1:40 PM EDT) · 70 NM SE of FD96 · 400 ft MSL · E55P
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OPF UA /OV OPF273001/TM 1740/FL004/TP E55P/WX HEAVEY RAIN /WV +/- 10KTS
OPF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OPF273001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1740Reported at 17:40 UTC.
FL004Altitude: 400 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
WX HEAVEY RAINWeather and flight visibility observed.
WV +/- 10KTSWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
PIREP1735Z (1:35 PM EDT) · 50 NM NE of FD96 · 1,000 ft MSL · E55P
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SUA UA /OV 2SM E/TM 1735/FL010/TP E55P/SK BASES BKN010
SUA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 2SM ELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES BKN010Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1720Z (1:20 PM EDT) · 63 NM SE of FD96 · 1,500 ft MSL · A320
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FLL UA /OV FLL270006/TM 1720/FL015/TP A320/WX LGT RA /TB NEG
FLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FLL270006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1720Reported at 17:20 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
WX LGT RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1720Z (1:20 PM EDT) · 86 NM NW of FD96 · during descent · CL35
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SRQ UA /OV SRQ/TM 1720/FL002/TP CL35/WV 04014G23/RM GAIN/LOSS 7KTS ON FINAL RWY 32 SRQ
SRQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SRQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1720Reported at 17:20 UTC.
FL002Altitude: 200 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
WV 04014G23Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM GAIN/LOSS 7KTS ON FINAL R…Remarks.
PIREP1717Z (1:17 PM EDT) · 52 NM E of FD96 · 13,000 ft MSL · CL35
moderate 110 turbulence
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PBI UA /OV PBI355010/TM 1717/FL130/TP CL35/TB MOD 110
PBI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PBI355010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1717Reported at 17:17 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD 110Turbulence: moderate 110.
PIREP1715Z (1:15 PM EDT) · 57 NM SE of FD96 · 1,600 ft MSL · C172
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MIA UA /OV FLL330010/TM 1715/FL016/TP C172/WX FV10SM
MIA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FLL330010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1715Reported at 17:15 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
WX FV10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1714Z (1:14 PM EDT) · 54 NM E of FD96 · 2,000 ft MSL · C172
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PBI UA /OV DJT280010/TM 1714/FL020/TP C172/SK BASES 025 TOPS 065/WX -RA
PBI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DJT280010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1714Reported at 17:14 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 025 TOPS 065Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX -RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
URGENT1712Z (1:12 PM EDT) · 45 NM E of FD96 · 11,000 ft MSL · B739
moderate to severe -occasional turbulence
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F45 UUA /OV PBI312011 /TM 1712 /FL110 /TP B739 /TB MOD-SEV-OCNL /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
F45 UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).
OV PBI312011Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1712Reported at 17:12 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD-SEV-OCNLTurbulence: moderate to severe -occasional.
RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at FD96

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOBE reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 29 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,400 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 96%MVFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 9/19 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 1%IFR 2%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 8/20 kt
Max gust: 31 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

36
77%
18
23%

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Live crosswind meter

FD96 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOBE, 29 nm away.

N361819 kt
Headwind
15 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
12 kt
Headwind in gusts
22 kt
Crosswind in gusts
19 kt

Wind is 40° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Hilliard's Private Airport (FD96)
N ↑

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
24 hours
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
FD96
City
Moore Haven
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
108 ft
Coordinates
26.8326, -81.0801
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOBE
TAF
Nearest KRSW
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
5h 3m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hilliard's Private Airport (FD96)

Community-submitted

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

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