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US-4440 Weather Lake Eustis Seaplane Base

Tavares, FloridaElevation 60 ftSeaplane base
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KLEE · 3 NM W · More than 1 hour old
Ceiling 4,100 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KLEE
WIND
010@7
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
4,100 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
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 20° at 8 kt, visibility 5 SM, temperature 21C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight chance rain showers, low near 70F, 31% 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
Friday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Chance Rain Showers 70 NNE 13 kt 22 kt 31%
Monday Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers 80/69 NNE 17 kt 30 kt 30% Strong winds in the forecast
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 81/70 NNE 13 kt 30 kt 2%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 80/71 NE 17 kt 30 kt 7%
Thursday Chance Rain Showers 82/71 NE 13 kt 26 kt 28%
Friday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 83/71 NE 13 kt 26 kt 29% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 83/69 ENE 13 kt 22 kt 34%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 83 ENE 9 kt – 47%

Source: National Weather Service (office MLB). 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-4440. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
60 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2247Z 6:47 PM
Sunrise
1134Z 7:34 AM
Loggable night
2311Z (7:11 PM local) → 1110Z (7:10 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2247Z (6:47 PM local) → 1134Z (7:34 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2347Z (7:47 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

Lake Eustis Seaplane Base is in Tavares, Florida. Field elevation 60 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSeaplane base
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-4440
RegionFlorida
CountryUnited States
Coordinates28.8128, -81.7481
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-4440 traffic patterns

2026-07-24 to 2026-10-23, 7 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.8
AVG OPS/DAY
1.5
Activity trend over 4 days: falling, from 2 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›HUSK (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo
›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›P28A (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-4440 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KLEE (3 NM W, VFR).

KLEE Leesburg International Airport
3 NM W
VFR
KSFB Orlando Sanford International Airport
27 NM E
VFR
KORL Orlando Executive Airport
27 NM SE
VFR
KMCO Orlando International Airport
33 NM SE
VFR
KOCF Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field
33 NM NW
IFR
KISM Kissimmee Gateway Airport
35 NM SE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-4440 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-4440 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-4440. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-4440 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-4440. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-4440?
US-4440 sits at 60 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-4440?
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.