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Cape Canaveral SFS Skid Strip (KXMR) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 9:55 AM ET, Oct 27, KXMR is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 16 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Cape Canaveral SFS Skid Strip in Cocoa Beach, FL, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Cape Canaveral SFS Skid Strip (KXMR) is a regional airport serving Cocoa Beach, FL at a field elevation of 10 ft. KXMR reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 9,999 ft.

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VFR
Observed 1355Z (9:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
050° 16 kt
gusting 21 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.03"
Temp / Dew
80°F / 27°C
dew 63°F / 17°C

Wind from the northeast (050°) at 16 kt, gusting 21 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (80°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KXMR 271355Z AUTO 05016G21KT 10SM CLR 27/17 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02660174

What changed at KXMR?

Since the 1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure rising: altimeter 30.01 → 30.03 inHg.

Current pilot readout for KXMR

KXMR is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 16 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 10 ft). KXMR does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTIX, about 13 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
13FAV3 kt head16 kt left (g21)
313 kt tail16 kt right (g21)

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KXMR 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 13/31
    9,999 × 200 ft · ASP
    Restricted (NOTAM)
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KXMR
    Wind
    13
    3 kt headwind · 16 kt crosswind from left
    31
    3 kt tailwind · 16 kt crosswind from right
    1 active equipment NOTAMView 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
0173515Z01Z13Z

Over the last 22 h: wind 14→16 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KXMR 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at KXMR

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KXMR reported mostly VFR across 35 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 30 kt. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 13/23 kt
Max gust: 30 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 10/17 kt
Max gust: 25 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 2

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.

13
67%
31
33%

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Live KXMR Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KXMR's own weather station.

N133116 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
16 kt
Headwind in gusts
4 kt
Crosswind in gusts
21 kt

Wind is 78° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 9,999 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Cape Canaveral SFS Skid Strip (KXMR) with runway 13/31 marked
N ↑

Runway 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

Attended
Mon-Fri IRREG local
Landing fee
No
Control tower
Yes
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
Regional airport
ICAO
KXMR
FAA LID
XMR
City
Cocoa Beach
State
Florida
Country
United States
Elevation
10 ft
Coordinates
28.4676, -80.5666
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
9,999 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KTIX
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
7h 47m

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Pilot PIREPs for Cape Canaveral SFS Skid Strip (KXMR)

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