KOCF/OCF METAR Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field

Ocala, FloridaElevation 90 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

IFRMore than 1 hour old

Ceiling 900 ft, visibility 4 SM, mist.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

IFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

010@8

steady

VISIBILITY

4 SM

6.4 km

CEILING

900 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

336 ft

+246 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0151Z (9:51 PM local) · More than 1 hour old

KOCF is currently IFR. Winds are from the north at 8 knots. Visibility is 4 statute miles. The ceiling is 900 feet AGL. Reported weather: light rain, mist. Main concerns: Ceiling 900 ft AGL.

WIND

10° at 8 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

4 statute miles

6.4 km, reduced (MVFR).

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 900 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

19°C / 18°C

66°F / 64°F. 1°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.17 inHg

1021.7 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

RA, BR, LOW CIG, LOW VIS

Rain reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO BR SCT OVC 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)

RAB44

rain began at :44 past the hour

CIG 008V013

ceiling varying between 800 and 1300 feet

SLP217

sea-level pressure 1021.7 hPa

P0000

0.00 inches of precipitation in the last hour

T01890178

precise temperature 18.9°C, dew point 17.8°C

FAA: no delays reported at OCF.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: High

›Conditions are IFR.

›Low ceiling: 900 ft AGL.

›Mist reported.

›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 IFR, wind from 10° at 8 kt, visibility 4 SM, ceiling 900 ft. Forecast suggests tonight chance rain showers, low near 65F, 35% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Friday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Chance Rain Showers	65	NE 11 kt	21 kt	35%
Monday	Mostly Sunny	80/64	NE 15 kt	24 kt	13%
Tuesday	Sunny	82/64	NE 13 kt	24 kt	3%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	82/67	NE 14 kt	–	6%
Thursday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	83/67	NE 13 kt	–	23%
Friday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	84/67	NE 12 kt	–	26%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday	Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers	84/65	NE 10 kt	–	28%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	85	E 7 kt	–	32%

Source: National Weather Service (office JAX). Forecast issued 0250Z.

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

2 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

010° at 8 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 368 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

8 kt

CROSS

1 kt R

BEST

HEAD

3 kt

CROSS

8 kt L

X-WIND

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

8 kt R

X-WIND

HEAD

8 kt tail

CROSS

1 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

2 runways · longest 7,467 ft

18/36

Dimensions

7,468 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 18180°T

Landing length (LDA)6,558 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA7,468 / 7,468 / 6,718 ft

Displaced threshold160 ft

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 36360°T

Landing length (LDA)6,351 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA7,468 / 7,468 / 6,911 ft

Displaced threshold560 ft

ILSILS

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

08/26

Dimensions

3,010 x 50 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

RWY 0880°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 26260°T

Traffic patternLeft

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

336 ft

Pressure altitude

-160 ft

Field elevation

90 ft MSL

Temperature

19°C (66°F)

Dewpoint

18°C (64°F)

Altimeter

30.17 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

2249Z 6:49 PM

Sunrise

1137Z 7:37 AM

Loggable night

2313Z (7:13 PM local) → 1113Z (7:13 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2249Z (6:49 PM local) → 1137Z (7:37 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2349Z (7:49 PM local) → 1037Z (6:37 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

Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field is in Ocala, Florida. Field elevation 90 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerMATTHEW GROW

Manager phone352-629-8377

AttendedDaily, 0600–2100

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKOCF / OCF

SectionalJACKSONVILLE

Center (ARTCC)JACKSONVILLE

Flight service (AFSS)GAINESVILLE

RegionFlorida

CountryUnited States

Coordinates29.1726, -82.2242

Distance from city4 NM W

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A-1+

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF119.250

FREQUENCIES

Communications

118.6

JACKSONVILLE APP/DEP

A/D

128.125

AWOS 3

AWOS

113.7

GAINESVILLE RDO

RDO

123

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

119.250

CTAF

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KOCF 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

31.6

AVG OPS/DAY

56.1

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Piston single 63%Unknown 18%Jet 8%Twin 4%Helicopter 4%Turboprop 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~238 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~58 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~40 landings/mo

›SR22 (Piston single) · ~19 landings/mo

›PA44 (Twin) · ~17 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›UNKN (Unknown)

›P28A (Piston single)

›SR22 (Piston single)

›PA44 (Twin)

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.

KLEE Leesburg International Airport

30 NM SE

MVFR

KGNV Gainesville Regional Airport

31 NM N

MVFR

KCTY Cross City Airport

54 NM NW

VFR

KZPH Zephyrhills Municipal Airport

57 NM S

MVFR

KSFB Orlando Sanford International Airport

57 NM SE

VFR

KORL Orlando Executive Airport

60 NM SE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›INDEX B UPON REQUEST; CLSD TO ACR OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS EXC PPR - AMGR.

›FEE FOR ACR OPS ONLY.

›WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36; HIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF.

›PCR VALUE: 450/F/A/X/T

›PCR VALUE: 280/F/A/X/T

›CALM WIND RWY.

›RWY 08/26 NOT AVBL FOR PART 121/PART 380 OPS WITH SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS AND NON-SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS.

›TWY A1 RSTRD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN 60 FT OR LESS.

›OBJECT 2.5 FT AGL LCTD 39 FT NORTH OF TWY A1 CNTRLN.

›RWY 36 RTHL NOT STD.

›RWY 18/36 REDL NOT STD.

›RWY 18 RENL NOT STD.

›RWY 18/36 SAFETY AREA NONSTD IRG SFC FM ONGOING WILDLIFE BURROW MITIGATATION.

›RWY 08/26 SAFETY AREA NONSTD IREG SFC FM ONGOING WILDLIFE BURROW MITIGATATION.

›RWY 18/36 EDGE MARKINGS E SIDE NOT STD BTN TWY A2 AND TWY A6.

›24 HR PPR FOR ACFT EQUIPPED WITH WEATHER MODIFICATION OR GEOENGINEERING EQPT 352-629-8377.

›ACFT DEP RWY 18 MNTN RWY HDG TO 800 FT AGL OR TIL RCHG END OF RWY WHICHEVER OCRS LTR BFR MAKING LEFT TURNS.

›TWY A1, A8, A9 & A12 E OF TWY A; TWY A NORTH OF TWY A2; CLSD TO ACR.

›CUSTOM SVC UNAVBL.

›SFC CONDS NOT RPRTD 1700-0700L.

›FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC JACKSONVILLE APCH AT 904-741-0284.

›SVC OR ARPT ACCESS AFT HR CTC - 352-219-0313.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KOCF on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KOCF have a METAR?

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

Does KOCF have a TAF?

When KOCF 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 KOCF?

KOCF sits at 90 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KOCF?

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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