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Rossi Field (FL50) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLCQ), FL50 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 7 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Rossi Field in Lake City, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLCQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Rossi Field (FL50) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lake City, FL at a field elevation of 183 ft. FL50 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLCQ, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,513 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGNV.

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VFR
Observed 1355Z (9:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLCQ, 2.1 nm away.

Wind
030° 7 kt
gusting 15 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.17"
Temp / Dew
64°F / 18°C
dew 54°F / 12°C

Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 7 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KLCQ 281355Z AUTO 03007G15KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A3017 RMK AO2

What changed at KLCQ (nearest station)?

Since the 1335Z (9:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 15 kt.

Current pilot readout for FL50

Based on the nearest station (KLCQ), FL50 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 7 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 300 ft (field elevation 183 ft). FL50 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGNV, about 32 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
12FAV0 kt head7 kt left (g15)
300 kt head7 kt right (g15)

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FL50 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 12/30
    3,513 × 150 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at FL50
    Wind
    12
    0 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
    30
    0 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
0122314Z02Z13Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 8→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

FL50 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 FL50

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

PIREP1330Z (9:30 AM EDT) · 73 NM W of FL50 · 600 ft MSL · SR22
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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.
PIREP1323Z (9:23 AM EDT) · 66 NM E of FL50 · 3,000 ft MSL · TECH
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SGJ UA /OV 3 WEST SGJ/TM 1323/FL030/TP TECH/SK BASE LAYERS AT 021 030 033/RM CIG RGD-RC
SGJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3 WEST SGJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1323Reported at 13:23 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP TECHAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE LAYERS AT 021 030 03…Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM CIG RGD-RCRemarks.
PIREP1315Z (9:15 AM EDT) · 56 NM E of FL50 · during descent · C172
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JAX UA /OV CRG/TM 1315/FLDURD/TP C172/SK BKN013
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1315Reported at 13:15 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1303Z (9:03 AM EDT) · 93 NM W of FL50 · 36,000 ft MSL · A319
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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.
PIREP1254Z (8:54 AM EDT) · 98 NM SE of FL50 · 2,000 ft MSL · C172
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DAB UA /OV DAB/TM 1254/FL020/TP C172/SK SCT-BKN040/WV 06030KT
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DABLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1254Reported at 12:54 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT-BKN040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WV 06030KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
PIREP1245Z (8:45 AM EDT) · 66 NM E of FL50 · during descent · PA44
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JAX UA /OV SGJ/TM 1245/FLDURD/TP PA44/SK BKN034
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SGJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1245Reported at 12:45 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP PA44Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN034Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1235Z (8:35 AM EDT) · 66 NM E of FL50 · 3,000 ft MSL · PA44
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SGJ UA /OV OVHD SGJ/TM 1235/FL030/TP PA44/SK BASES 033/RM RC
SGJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OVHD SGJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1235Reported at 12:35 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP PA44Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 033Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM RCRemarks.
PIREP1230Z (8:30 AM EDT) · 66 NM E of FL50 · 3,000 ft MSL · TECH
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SGJ UA /OV 5 MILE SOUTH SGJ/TM 1230/FL030/TP TECH/SK BASES 030/RM CIG RGD-RC
SGJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 MILE SOUTH SGJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1230Reported at 12:30 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP TECHAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM CIG RGD-RCRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at FL50

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLCQ reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,800 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/12 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 87%MVFR 13%
Wind avg/max: 7/14 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
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.

12
55%
30
45%

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Live crosswind meter

FL50 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLCQ, 2.1 nm away.

N12307 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
7 kt
Headwind in gusts
1 kt
Crosswind in gusts
15 kt

Wind is 86° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,513 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Rossi Field (FL50)
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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
General aviation airport
FAA LID
FL50
City
Lake City
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
183 ft
Coordinates
30.1466, -82.5723
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,513 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLCQ
TAF
Nearest KGNV
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
8h 45m

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Pilot PIREPs for Rossi Field (FL50)

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

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