Chalet Suzanne Air Strip (X25) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBOW), X25 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Chalet Suzanne Air Strip in Lake Wales, FL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBOW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Chalet Suzanne Air Strip (X25) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lake Wales, FL at a field elevation of 130 ft. X25 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBOW, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,313 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KISM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBOW, 9.7 nm away.
Wind from the north (350°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 2,700 ft, a few clouds at 3,400 ft, scattered clouds at 3,900 ft, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBOW 280955Z AUTO 35008KT 10SM FEW027 FEW034 SCT039 21/19 A3000 RMK AO2 PWINO
What changed at KBOW (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for X25
Based on the nearest station (KBOW), X25 is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 130 ft). X25 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KISM, about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 2,313 ft | TURF-G | 8 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 18 | 2,313 ft | TURF-G | 8 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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X25 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 18/362,313 × 50 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at X25Wind
- 18
- 8 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
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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 24 h: wind 9→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
X25 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at X25
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBOW reported mostly VFR across 64 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,100 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 75%
- 18
- 25%
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Live crosswind meter
X25 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBOW, 9.7 nm away.
Wind is 6° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near X25
FAA TFR data shows active temporary flight restrictions near X25.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- X25
- City
- Lake Wales
- State
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 130 ft
- Coordinates
- 27.9538, -81.6014
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,313 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBOW
- TAF
- Nearest KISM
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 34m
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Pilot PIREPs for Chalet Suzanne Air Strip (X25)
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