Pate Lake Seaplane Base (FL04) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:58 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBCR), FL04 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Pate Lake Seaplane Base in Caryville, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBCR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Pate Lake Seaplane Base (FL04) is a seaplane base in Caryville, FL. FL04 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBCR, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KECP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBCR, 12.1 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBCR 281358Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM CLR 18/10 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP224 T01780100
Current pilot readout for FL04
Based on the nearest station (KBCR), FL04 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (08). Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 90 ft). FL04 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KECP, about 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08FAV | 5,000 ft | WATER | 5 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 26 | 5,000 ft | WATER | 5 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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FL04 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 08/265,000 × 4000 ft · WATERCurrent useno stated-runway source at FL04Wind
- 08
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 26
- 5 kt tailwind · 3 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.
FL04 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 FL04
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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RDU UA /OV CAPPS/TM 1330/FL006/TP SR22/SK BASES 006
RDU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CAPPSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1330Reported at 13:30 UTC.FL006Altitude: 600 ft MSL.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK BASES 006Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1303/FL360/TP A319/TB NEG
TLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1303Reported at 13:03 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
MGM UA /OV MGM/TM 1141/FL210/TP C68A/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-13
MGM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MGMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1141Reported at 11:41 UTC.FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.TP C68AAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZTLFD-13Remarks.Show raw report
MGM UA /OV MGM/TM 1140/FL230/TP E170/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD-13
MGM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MGMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1140Reported at 11:40 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB LGTTurbulence: light.RM ZTLFD-13Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at FL04
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 08
- 93%
- 26
- 7%
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Live crosswind meter
FL04 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBCR, 12 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 08, 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
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- FL04
- City
- Caryville
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 90 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.6921, -85.7569
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBCR
- TAF
- Nearest KECP
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 57m
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Pilot PIREPs for Pate Lake Seaplane Base (FL04)
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