Carrabelle Thompson Airport (KX13) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:53 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAAF), KX13 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Carrabelle Thompson Airport in Carrabelle, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAAF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Carrabelle Thompson Airport (KX13) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Carrabelle, FL at a field elevation of 20 ft. KX13 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAAF, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 4,000 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAAF, 18.4 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KAAF 281353Z AUTO 05009KT 10SM CLR 20/12 A3017 RMK AO1 SLP216 T02000117 $
What changed at KAAF (nearest station)?
Since the 1253Z (8:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature up 3°C.
Current pilot readout for KX13
Based on the nearest station (KAAF), KX13 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately 300 ft (field elevation 20 ft). KX13 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTLH, about 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05FAV | 4,000 ft | ASP | 9 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 23 | 4,000 ft | ASP | 9 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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KX13 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 05/234,000 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KX13Wind
- 05
- 9 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 23
- 9 kt tailwind · 1 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 9→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KX13 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 KX13
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KX13
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAAF reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 83%
- 23
- 17%
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Live crosswind meter
KX13 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAAF, 18 nm away.
Wind is 7° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- X13
- City
- Carrabelle
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Coordinates
- 29.8422, -84.7010
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAAF
- TAF
- Nearest KTLH
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 8h 42m
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Pilot PIREPs for Carrabelle Thompson Airport (KX13)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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