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Suwannee Farms Airport (FL18) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:15 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K24J), FL18 is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 5 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Suwannee Farms Airport in O'Brien, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K24J): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Suwannee Farms Airport (FL18) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around O'Brien, FL at a field elevation of 50 ft. FL18 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K24J, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KVLD.

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VFR
Observed 1215Z (8:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K24J, 12.7 nm away.

Wind
360° 5 kt
Visibility
7 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.17"
Temp / Dew
59°F / 15°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the north (360°) at 5 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K24J 281215Z AUTO 36005KT 7SM CLR 15/11 A3017 RMK A01

What changed at K24J (nearest station)?

Since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
  • Visibility improved from 5 SM to 7 SM.
  • Haze ended (HZ).

Current pilot readout for FL18

Based on the nearest station (K24J), FL18 is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 5 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 50 ft). FL18 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KVLD, about 43 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
EFAV5 kt head0 kt
W5 kt head0 kt

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24-hour trend

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

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0102112Z00Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

FL18 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 FL18

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

PIREP1200Z (8:00 AM EDT) · 91 NM E of FL18 · 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.
PIREP1150Z (7:50 AM EDT) · 94 NM E of FL18 · 29,000 ft MSL · BCS3
continuous light chop turbulence
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OMN UA /OV OMN320020/TM 1150/FL290/TP BCS3/TB CONS LGT CHOP
OMN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OMN320020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1150Reported at 11:50 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1128Z (7:28 AM EDT) · 82 NM E of FL18 · 30,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light chop 28,000–30,000 ft turbulence
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JAX UA /OV CRG/TM 1128/FL300/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP 280-300
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1128Reported at 11:28 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 280-300Turbulence: continuous light chop 28,000–30,000 ft.
PIREP1124Z (7:24 AM EDT) · 59 NM S of FL18 · 36,000 ft MSL · B739
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CTY UA /OV CTY170030/TM 1124/FL360/TP B739/TB NEG
CTY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CTY170030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1124Reported at 11:24 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1042Z (6:42 AM EDT) · 67 NM E of FL18 · 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) · 64 NM NE of FL18 · 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) · 75 NM E of FL18 · 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.
PIREP0853Z (4:53 AM EDT) · 92 NM SE of FL18 · during descent · A21N
smooth turbulence
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LEE UA /OV LEE360010/TM 0853/FLDURD/TP A21N/TB SMOOTH
LEE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LEE360010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0853Reported at 08:53 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at FL18

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K24J reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 10 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 74%MVFR 14%LIFR 12%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 10

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: 34

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.

E/W
100%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Suwannee Farms Airport (FL18)
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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
FL18
City
O'Brien
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
50 ft
Coordinates
30.0905, -83.0546
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K24J
TAF
Nearest KVLD
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
10h 32m

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Pilot PIREPs for Suwannee Farms Airport (FL18)

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