K55J METAR Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport

Fernandina Beach, FloridaElevation 16 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KNRB · 13 NM S · 48 min old

No ceiling.

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

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KNRB

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Coastal Flood WarningSevere · Expected · Likely

25 0747Z to 28 0900Z

Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Coastal Flagler; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Southeast Coastal St. Johns

* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Warning, significant coastal flooding around times of high tide. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 8 to 10 feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Warning, until 5 AM EDT Wednesday. For the High Surf Advisory, until 2 AM EDT Wednesday. For the High Rip Current…

Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

Rip Current StatementModerate · Expected · Likely

25 0747Z to 28 0600Z

Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Coastal Flagler; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Southeast Coastal St. Johns

* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Warning, significant coastal flooding around times of high tide. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 8 to 10 feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Warning, until 5 AM EDT Wednesday. For the High Surf Advisory, until 2 AM EDT Wednesday. For the High Rip Current…

Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

High Surf AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely

25 0747Z to 28 0600Z

Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Coastal Flagler; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Southeast Coastal St. Johns

* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Warning, significant coastal flooding around times of high tide. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 8 to 10 feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Warning, until 5 AM EDT Wednesday. For the High Surf Advisory, until 2 AM EDT Wednesday. For the High Rip Current…

Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

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 18 kt, gusting 29 kt, visibility 7 SM, temperature 20C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight chance rain showers, low near 66F, 37% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov

Tonight: winds up to 38 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Chance Rain Showers	66	NE 26 kt	38 kt	37%	Strong winds in the forecast
Monday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny	71/63	NE 21 kt	32 kt	18%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	73/65	NE 18 kt	25 kt	4%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	75/67	NE 19 kt	–	23%
Thursday	Chance Rain Showers	75/66	NE 19 kt	–	33%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	74/66	NE 17 kt	–	27%
Saturday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	75/65	NE 12 kt	–	24%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	75	E 9 kt	–	42%

Source: National Weather Service (office JAX). Forecast issued 0039Z.

Radar

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

RUNWAYS & WIND

3 runways

WIND

No on-field weather data

No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

3 runways · longest 5,301 ft

04/22

Dimensions

5,301 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (excellent)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0436°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 22216°T

Displaced threshold440 ft

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

09/27

Dimensions

5,000 x 100 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0981°T

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 27261°T

Displaced threshold699 ft

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

13/31

Dimensions

5,152 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 13126°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 31306°T

Displaced threshold793 ft

Traffic patternLeft

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

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

16 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2244Z 6:44 PM

Sunrise

1135Z 7:35 AM

Loggable night

2308Z (7:08 PM local) → 1111Z (7:11 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2244Z (6:44 PM local) → 1135Z (7:35 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2344Z (7:44 PM local) → 1035Z (6:35 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

Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport is in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Field elevation 16 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerNATHAN COYLE

Manager phone904-310-3436

AttendedDaily, 0700–1900

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAK55J

SectionalJACKSONVILLE

Center (ARTCC)JACKSONVILLE

Flight service (AFSS)GAINESVILLE

RegionFlorida

CountryUnited States

Coordinates30.6118, -81.4612

Distance from city3 NM S

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.700

UNICOM122.700

FREQUENCIES

Communications

127

JACKSONVILLE APP/DEP

A/D

118.075

AWOS 3

AWOS

122.7

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.700

CTAF

122.700

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

K55J traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-22, 15 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1

AVG OPS/DAY

2

Operations trend (8 days)

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Piston single 84%Helicopter 16%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›UNKN (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›B407 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›C152 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›BE35 (Piston single) · ~0 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

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

K55J has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KNRB (13 NM S, UNKNOWN).

KNRB Naval Station Mayport / Admiral David L McDonald Field

13 NM S

UNKNOWN

KJAX Jacksonville International Airport

14 NM SW

MVFR

KCRG Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport

17 NM S

MVFR

KNIP Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field)

25 NM SW

MVFR

KNEN Whitehouse Naval Outlying Field

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›RWY 22 APCH RATIO 34:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

›24 HR PPR FOR ACFT EQUIPPED WITH WEATHER MODIFICATION OR GEOENGINEERING EQPT 904-310-3436.

›PRCHT OPS DLY NW CORNER OF FLD. AVOID OVERFLYING ARPT DURG PRCHT OPS.

›DRG CALM WINDS USE RWY 22.

›VFR OPNS ONLY.

›FOR CD CTC JACKSONVILLE APCH AT 904-741-0284.

›CAUTION: ACFT ON RWY 31 NOT VSBL TO ACFT ON RWY 22 OR RWY 27.

›RWY 27 APCH RATIO 25:1 AT DSPLCD THLD.

›RWY 31 APCH RATIO 28:1 AT DSPLCD THLD.

›ACTVT REIL RWY 04 & 13; PAPI RWY 04, 09, 13, 22, 27; MIRL RWY 04/22, 09/27 & 13/31 - CTAF.

›BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

›NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT - 904-310-3436.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗K55J on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does K55J have a METAR?

Yes. K55J is a METAR-reporting station; the current observation loads live on this page.

Does K55J have a TAF?

When K55J issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at K55J?

K55J sits at 16 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for K55J?

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.