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US-12873 Weather Alex’s Ultralight Flight Park

Fort Myers, FloridaSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KRSW · 5 NM NW · 3 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KRSW
WIND
020@9
steady
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 10° at 10 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 22C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight slight chance rain showers, low near 70F, 21% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast; thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Monday: winds up to 30 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Slight Chance Rain Showers 70 NNE 12 kt 19 kt 21%
Monday Sunny 85/70 NNE 19 kt 30 kt 4% Strong winds in the forecast
Tuesday Mostly Sunny then Scattered Rain Showers 85/72 NE 18 kt 29 kt 35%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 86/72 NE 18 kt 28 kt 32% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 87/71 NE 11 kt 19 kt 50%
Friday Mostly Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 87/71 NE 10 kt – 44%
Saturday Mostly Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 87/70 ENE 9 kt – 40%
Sunday Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 87 ENE 7 kt – 50%

Source: National Weather Service (office TBW). Forecast issued 0355Z.

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-12873. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2249Z 6:49 PM
Sunrise
1132Z 7:32 AM
Loggable night
2313Z (7:13 PM local) → 1108Z (7:08 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2249Z (6:49 PM local) → 1132Z (7:32 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2349Z (7:49 PM local) → 1032Z (6:32 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

Alex’s Ultralight Flight Park is in Fort Myers, Florida. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-12873
RegionFlorida
CountryUnited States
Coordinates26.4793, -81.6810
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-12873 traffic patterns

2026-07-02 to 2026-08-08, 3 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.5
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Activity trend over 2 days: rising, from 1 to 3 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›BCS3 (Jet) · ~0 landings/mo
›UNKN (Helicopter) · ~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-12873 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KRSW (5 NM NW, VFR).

KRSW Southwest Florida International Airport
5 NM NW
VFR
KFMY Page Field
12 NM NW
VFR
KAPF Naples Municipal Airport
20 NM S
VFR
KMKY Marco Island Executive Airport
29 NM S
VFR
KPGD Punta Gorda Airport
31 NM NW
VFR
KVNC Venice Municipal Airport
54 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-12873 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-12873 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-12873. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-12873 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-12873. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-12873?
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.