KF45 METAR North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport

West Palm Beach, FloridaElevation 22 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFRMore than 1 hour old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

360@3

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

799 ft

+777 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0954Z (5:54 AM local) · More than 1 hour old

KF45 is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 3 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling. The main issue is metar is 1068 minutes old.

WIND

360° at 3 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

22°C / 21°C

72°F / 70°F. 1°C spread.

ALTIMETER

29.98 inHg

1015.2 hPa, near standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Moderate

›METAR is stale (1068 minutes old).

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 360° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. This report is older than usual, so treat it with caution. Forecast suggests tonight showers and thunderstorms likely, low near 74F, 70% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast; strong winds in the forecast. Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Chance Showers And Thunderstorms" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov

Tonight: winds up to 26 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	74	NE 14 kt	26 kt	70%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday	Chance Rain Showers	83/75	NE 21 kt	31 kt	49%
Tuesday	Chance Rain Showers	83/75	NE 20 kt	30 kt	57%
Wednesday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	84/75	NE 18 kt	28 kt	70%
Thursday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	86/74	NE 13 kt	19 kt	68%
Friday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	86/74	NE 13 kt	–	52%
Saturday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	85/74	E 14 kt	–	55%
Sunday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	86	E 11 kt	–	63%

Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Chance Showers And Thunderstorms" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

Source: National Weather Service (office MFL). Forecast issued 0320Z.

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

3 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

360° at 3 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 322 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

2 kt R

BEST

09L

HEAD

0 kt

CROSS

3 kt L

09R

HEAD

0 kt

CROSS

3 kt L

27R

HEAD

0 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt R

27L

HEAD

0 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt R

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

2 kt L

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

3 runways · longest 4,300 ft

09L/27R

Dimensions

3,679 x 75 ft

Surface

Turf (good)

RWY 09L85°T

RWY 27R265°T

Traffic patternRight

09R/27L

Dimensions

4,300 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 09R85°T

ILSILS/DME

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 27L265°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

14/32

Dimensions

4,300 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 14135°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 32315°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

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

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

799 ft

Pressure altitude

-38 ft

Field elevation

22 ft MSL

Temperature

22°C (72°F)

Dewpoint

21°C (70°F)

Altimeter

29.98 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2243Z 6:43 PM

Sunrise

1126Z 7:26 AM

Loggable night

2307Z (7:07 PM local) → 1102Z (7:02 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2243Z (6:43 PM local) → 1126Z (7:26 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2343Z (7:43 PM local) → 1026Z (6:26 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

North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport is in West Palm Beach, Florida. Field elevation 22 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerLAURA BEEBE

Manager phone561-471-7420

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKF45

SectionalMIAMI

Center (ARTCC)MIAMI

Flight service (AFSS)MIAMI

RegionFlorida

CountryUnited States

Coordinates26.8444, -80.2213

Distance from city12 NM NW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF123.075

UNICOM123.075

FREQUENCIES

Communications

124.6

PALM BEACH APP/DEP

A/D

120.825

PALM BEACH CLNC DEL

CLD

123.075

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

123.075

CTAF

123.075

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KF45 traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

33.7

AVG OPS/DAY

55.4

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Piston single 72%Unknown 16%Jet 5%Turboprop 3%Helicopter 2%Twin 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~315 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~141 landings/mo

›C72R (Unknown) · ~37 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~16 landings/mo

›P06T (Unknown) · ~11 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

›C72R (Unknown)

›T210 (Unknown)

›RV8 (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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KLNA Palm Beach County Park Airport

VFR

KBCT Boca Raton Airport

29 NM S

VFR

KPMP Pompano Beach Airpark

36 NM S

VFR

KFXE Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport

39 NM S

VFR

KFPR Treasure Coast International Airport

40 NM N

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›09L/27R THLDS MKD WITH PVC PIPES.

›DUSK-2100; AFT 2100 ACTVT REIL RWY 09R, 14, 27L, & 32; MIRL RWY 09R/27L & 14/32 - CTAF.

›THR MKR 4 FT BYD RWY END.

›PVC PIPE EV 200 FT.

›561-626-9771

›TWY G1 CLSD.

›ARPT SFC COND NOT RPRTD FOR ALL RWYS.

›EXTSV FLT TRNG MULT RWYS. PRACTICE APCH RWY 9R/27L MNT CTAF & YIELD TO TFC PAT.

›FOR CD CTC PALM BEACH APCH AT 561-684-9047.

›FBO SVC FEE MAY APPLY.

›BIRD ACT INVOF ARPT.

›24 HR PPR REQSTD FOR ALL ACFT EQUIPPED WITH WEATHER MODIFICATION EQPT OR ACFT CPBL OF WEATHER MODIFICATION AND/OR GEOENGINEERING BY CTC THE DEPT OF ARPT COMMUNICATIONS CNTR AT (561) 471-7420.

›NOISE ABATEMENT PROC; RWY 14/32 PREFERRED NGT RWY; H24 NOISE ABATEMENT MNTG - (561) 626-7631.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KF45 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KF45 have a METAR?

Yes. KF45 has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KF45 have a TAF?

When KF45 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 KF45?

KF45 sits at 22 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KF45?

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.

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