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Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch Airport (FL08) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K24J), FL08 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 3,700 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch Airport in Live Oak, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K24J): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch Airport (FL08) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Live Oak, FL at a field elevation of 93 ft. FL08 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K24J, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KVLD.

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VFR
Observed 1055Z (6:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K24J, 6.9 nm away.

Wind
020° 5 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
3,700 ft
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
61°F / 16°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, a few clouds at 1,900 ft, scattered clouds at 2,500 ft, broken clouds at 3,700 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,700 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K24J 281055Z AUTO 02005KT 9SM FEW019 SCT025 BKN037 16/11 A3014 RMK A01

What changed at K24J (nearest station)?

Since the 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • A ceiling formed at 3,700 ft.

Current pilot readout for FL08

Based on the nearest station (K24J), FL08 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 3,700 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 93 ft). FL08 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KVLD, about 26 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
36FAV5 kt head2 kt right
185 kt tail2 kt left

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FL08 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
    1,800 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at FL08
    Wind
    18
    5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    36
    5 kt headwind · 2 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
0102111Z23Z10Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→5 kt, ceiling 400 ft → 3,700 ft.

FL08 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 FL08

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

PIREP1058Z (6:58 AM EDT) · 90 NM NE of FL08 · 3,000 ft MSL · PC12
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SSI UA /OV SSI/TM 1058/FL030/TP PC12/SK SCT020
SSI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SSILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1058Reported at 10:58 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1042Z (6:42 AM EDT) · 60 NM E of FL08 · 30,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light turbulence
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JAX UA /OV CRG300020/TM 1042/FL300/TP E170/TB CONS LGT
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRG300020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1042Reported at 10:42 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
PIREP1028Z (6:28 AM EDT) · 51 NM NE of FL08 · 9,000 ft MSL · BE20
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JAX UA /OV 30 NW JAX/TM 1028/FL090/TP BE20/SK CLR/WX 10
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 30 NW JAXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1028Reported at 10:28 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK CLRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 10Weather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1013Z (6:13 AM EDT) · 69 NM E of FL08 · 37,000 ft MSL · A321
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JAX UA /OV JAX/TM 1013/FL370/TP A321/TB NEG
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JAXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1013Reported at 10:13 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at FL08

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K24J reported mostly VFR across 68 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 75%MVFR 12%LIFR 13%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 72%MVFR 13%IFR 4%LIFR 11%
Wind avg/max: 5/14 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 1.5 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 33

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.

36
100%
18
0%

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Live crosswind meter

FL08 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K24J, 6.9 nm away.

N36185 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch Airport (FL08)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
FL08
City
Live Oak
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
93 ft
Coordinates
30.4155, -83.0165
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K24J
TAF
Nearest KVLD
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
11h 32m

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Pilot PIREPs for Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch Airport (FL08)

Community-submitted

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

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