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Cross City Airport (KCTY) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 3:15 PM ET, Oct 27, KCTY is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 9 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Cross City Airport in Cross City, FL, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Cross City Airport (KCTY) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cross City, FL at a field elevation of 42 ft. KCTY reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (04/22, 13/31), the longest 5,005 ft.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
060° 9 kt
gusting 15 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.09"
Temp / Dew
82°F / 28°C
dew 64°F / 18°C

Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 9 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 ft, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCTY 271915Z AUTO 06009G15KT 020V100 10SM SCT045 28/18 A3009 RMK AO2

What changed at KCTY?

Since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KCTY

KCTY is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 9 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (04). Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 42 ft). KCTY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGNV, about 44 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
04FAV9 kt head2 kt right (g4)
132 kt head9 kt left (g14)
312 kt tail9 kt right (g14)
229 kt tail2 kt left (g4)

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KCTY runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 04/22
    5,005 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KCTY
    Wind
    04
    9 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    22
    9 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 13/31
    5,001 × 100 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KCTY
    Wind
    13
    2 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
    31
    2 kt tailwind · 9 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
0122419Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 12→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KCTY 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 KCTY

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

PIREP1926Z (3:26 PM EDT) · 81 NM E of KCTY · during descent · BE20
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JAX UA /OV 7 S NIP/TM 1926/FLDURD/TP BE20/SK B020
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 7 S NIPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1926Reported at 19:26 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK B020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1925Z (3:25 PM EDT) · 44 NM E of KCTY · altitude unknown · C172
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JAX UA /OV GNV/TM 1925/FL0353/TP C172/SK B045
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GNVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1925Reported at 19:25 UTC.
FL0353Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK B045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1925Z (3:25 PM EDT) · 44 NM E of KCTY · 3,500 ft MSL · C172
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JAX UA /OV GNV/TM 1925/FL035/TP C172/SK B045
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GNVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1925Reported at 19:25 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK B045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1917Z (3:17 PM EDT) · 98 NM E of KCTY · 10,500 ft MSL · SR22
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DAB UA /OV 8 N KFIN/TM 1917/FL105/TP SR22/SK VFR
DAB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 8 N KFINLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1917Reported at 19:17 UTC.
FL105Altitude: 10,500 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK VFRSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1845Z (2:45 PM EDT) · 54 NM SE of KCTY · 3,000 ft MSL · C172
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JAX UA /OV OCF/TM 1845/FL030/TP C172/SK B030
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OCFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1845Reported at 18:45 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK B030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1827Z (2:27 PM EDT) · 99 NM S of KCTY · 34,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light chop turbulence
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PIE UA /OV PIE285050/TM 1827/FL340/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP
PIE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PIE285050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1827Reported at 18:27 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1721Z (1:21 PM EDT) · 54 NM SE of KCTY · during descent · C700
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JAX UA /OV OCF/TM 1721/FLDURD/TP C700/SK T050
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OCFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1721Reported at 17:21 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C700Aircraft type reporting.
SK T050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1703Z (1:03 PM EDT) · 84 NM SE of KCTY · 4,000 ft MSL · SR20
moderate turbulence
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MCO UA /OV LEE/TM 1703/FL040/TP SR20/SK BASES SCT043/TB MOD
MCO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LEELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1703Reported at 17:03 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP SR20Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES SCT043Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KCTY

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KCTY reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/15 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 91%MVFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 7/15 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,300 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 10

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.

04
83%
31
9%
22
5%
13
3%

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Live KCTY Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KCTY's own weather station.

N04229 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt
Headwind in gusts
14 kt
Crosswind in gusts
4 kt

Wind is 16° off runway 04, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,005 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Cross City Airport (KCTY) with runway 04/22, 13/31 marked
N ↑

Runway 04/22, 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A
Attended
Daily 0800-1700 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KCTY
IATA
CTY
FAA LID
CTY
City
Cross City
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
42 ft
Coordinates
29.6355, -83.1048
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,005 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KGNV
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 18m

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Pilot PIREPs for Cross City Airport (KCTY)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Cross City Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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