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US-12857 Weather Downsers Field / Albatross Airstrip

DeLand, FloridaSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KDAB · 13 NM N · More than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM, gusts to 26 kt.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KDAB
WIND
050@20
gust 26 kt
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 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 30° at 8 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 22.6C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today showers and thunderstorms likely, high near 81F, low near 70F, 55% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast; strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Today: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Today: winds up to 30 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Today Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 81/70 NNE 17 kt 30 kt 55% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday Chance Rain Showers 81/70 NNE 17 kt 30 kt 41%
Tuesday Sunny 81/71 NE 17 kt 30 kt 10%
Wednesday Chance Rain Showers 81/71 NE 17 kt 30 kt 37%
Thursday Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 81/69 NE 13 kt 30 kt 41%
Friday Chance Rain Showers 82/68 NE 13 kt 26 kt 28%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers 82/67 NE 13 kt 26 kt 24%

Source: National Weather Service (office MLB). Forecast issued 1053Z.

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-12857. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2245Z 6:45 PM
Sunrise
1131Z 7:31 AM
Loggable night
2309Z (7:09 PM local) → 1107Z (7:07 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2245Z (6:45 PM local) → 1131Z (7:31 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2345Z (7:45 PM local) → 1031Z (6:31 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

Downsers Field / Albatross Airstrip is in DeLand, Florida. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-12857
RegionFlorida
CountryUnited States
Coordinates28.9755, -81.1220
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-12857 traffic patterns

2026-06-13 to 2026-10-17, 10 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Unknown 75%Piston single 25%

Fleet composition unclear from available data.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~5 landings/mo
›HROC (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›CH7B (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo
›P28A (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›C172 (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-12857 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KDAB (13 NM N, VFR).

KDAB Daytona Beach International Airport
13 NM N
VFR
KSFB Orlando Sanford International Airport
13 NM SW
VFR
KORL Orlando Executive Airport
28 NM SW
VFR
KTIX Space Coast Regional Airport
32 NM SE
VFR
KMCO Orlando International Airport
34 NM S
VFR
KLEE Leesburg International Airport
37 NM W
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-12857 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-12857 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-12857. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-12857 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-12857. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-12857?
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.