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US-12827 Weather Paradise Field

Lakeland, FloridaSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KLAL · 1 NM N · 4 min old
No ceiling, visibility 8 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KLAL
WIND
010@8
steady
VISIBILITY
8 SM
12.9 km
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 10° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 20.1C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today sunny, high near 84F, low near 68F, 12% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast; thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Today: winds up to 29 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Today Sunny 84/68 NNE 20 kt 29 kt 12% Strong winds in the forecast
Monday Sunny 84/67 NE 19 kt 28 kt 7%
Tuesday Sunny 84/68 NE 19 kt 27 kt 6%
Wednesday Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers 83/69 NE 19 kt 27 kt 19%
Thursday Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 84/68 NE 16 kt 23 kt 22% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers 85/67 NE 14 kt – 19%
Saturday Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers 85/66 ENE 13 kt – 16%

Source: National Weather Service (office TBW). Forecast issued 1054Z.

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 US-12827. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2250Z 6:50 PM
Sunrise
1134Z 7:34 AM
Loggable night
2314Z (7:14 PM local) → 1110Z (7:10 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2250Z (6:50 PM local) → 1134Z (7:34 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2350Z (7:50 PM local) → 1034Z (6:34 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

Paradise Field is in Lakeland, Florida. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-12827
RegionFlorida
CountryUnited States
Coordinates27.9798, -82.0217
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-12827 traffic patterns

2026-06-16 to 2026-10-18, 13 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
1.5
Activity trend over 2 days: rising, from 1 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›P28A (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo
›C82R (Piston single) · ~0 landings/mo
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

US-12827 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KLAL (1 NM N, VFR).

KLAL Lakeland Linder International Airport
1 NM N
VFR
KBOW Bartow Executive Airport
13 NM E
VFR
KGIF Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field
15 NM E
VFR
KZPH Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
17 NM NW
VFR
KTPF Peter O Knight Airport
23 NM W
VFR
KTPA Tampa International Airport
27 NM W
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-12827 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-12827 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-12827. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-12827 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-12827. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-12827?
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.