FA84 Weather Lake Tarpon Seaplane Base

Palm Harbor, FloridaElevation 3 ftSeaplane base

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KCLW · 9 NM S · 8 min old

No ceiling.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KCLW

WIND

030@10

gust 15 kt

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 30° at 10 kt, gusting 15 kt, temperature 21C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 67F, 6% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov

Wednesday: winds up to 25 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Partly Cloudy	67	NNE 13 kt	23 kt	6%
Monday	Sunny	83/65	NE 15 kt	23 kt	5%
Tuesday	Sunny	84/66	NE 13 kt	22 kt	3%
Wednesday	Sunny	84/68	NE 15 kt	25 kt	2%	Strong winds in the forecast
Thursday	Mostly Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers	85/68	NE 12 kt	21 kt	16%
Friday	Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers	85/68	NE 9 kt	–	19%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers	85/67	ENE 8 kt	–	22%
Sunday	Scattered Rain Showers	83	NE 6 kt	–	32%

Source: National Weather Service (office TBW). Forecast issued 0143Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

Crosswind calculator

No runway layout is available for FA84. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 2,000 ft

18W/36W

Dimensions

2,000 x 200 ft

Surface

Water

RWY 18W

RWY 36W

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

3 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2252Z 6:52 PM

Sunrise

1138Z 7:38 AM

Loggable night

2316Z (7:16 PM local) → 1114Z (7:14 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2252Z (6:52 PM local) → 1138Z (7:38 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2352Z (7:52 PM local) → 1038Z (6:38 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Lake Tarpon Seaplane Base is in Palm Harbor, Florida. Field elevation 3 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UsePrivate use

TypeSeaplane base

ManagerSEAPLANE LLC

Manager phone727-900-6690

AttendedUNATNDD

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAFA84

SectionalMIAMI

Center (ARTCC)JACKSONVILLE

Flight service (AFSS)SAINT PETERSBURG

RegionFlorida

CountryUnited States

Coordinates28.1250, -82.7269

Distance from city3 NM SSW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

FA84 traffic patterns

2026-07-02 to 2026-10-19, 16 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

0.8

AVG OPS/DAY

1.8

Operations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 40%Unknown 30%Helicopter 30%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›ACAM (Unknown) · ~2 landings/mo

›LA4 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›EC45 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›LA4 (Piston single)

›ACAM (Unknown)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

FA84 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KCLW (9 NM S, UNKNOWN).

KCLW Clearwater Air Park

9 NM S

UNKNOWN

KPIE St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport

13 NM S

VFR

KTPA Tampa International Airport

14 NM SE

VFR

KTPF Peter O Knight Airport

19 NM SE

VFR

KMCF MacDill Air Force Base

20 NM SE

VFR

KSPG Albert Whitted Airport

22 NM S

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD CTC TAMPA APCH AT 813-878-2528

›MNT 123.00 FOR NEARBY ARPT (KCLW, 22FA) TFC.

›VFR DALGT OPS ONLY.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗FA84 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does FA84 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for FA84. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does FA84 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for FA84. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at FA84?

FA84 sits at 3 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for FA84?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.