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US-4965 Weather Cherokee Ranch Airport

Polk City, FloridaElevation 131 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KGIF · 11 NM S · 41 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 · KGIF
WIND
360@8
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 360° at 8 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 21C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today sunny then isolated rain showers, high near 84F, low near 69F, 18% 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: Mostly Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Today Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers 84/69 NNE 20 kt 29 kt 18% Strong winds in the forecast
Monday Mostly Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers 83/67 NE 19 kt 29 kt 18%
Tuesday Sunny 84/68 NE 19 kt 28 kt 7%
Wednesday Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers 83/69 NE 19 kt 27 kt 22%
Thursday Mostly Sunny then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 84/68 NE 18 kt 25 kt 22% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers 85/67 NE 16 kt – 19%
Saturday Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers 86/66 NE 14 kt – 17%

Source: National Weather Service (office TBW). Forecast issued 1233Z.

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-4965. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
131 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2248Z 6:48 PM
Sunrise
1134Z 7:34 AM
Loggable night
2312Z (7:12 PM local) → 1110Z (7:10 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2248Z (6:48 PM local) → 1134Z (7:34 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2348Z (7:48 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

Cherokee Ranch Airport is in Polk City, Florida. Field elevation 131 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-4965
RegionFlorida
CountryUnited States
Coordinates28.2309, -81.8110
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-4965 traffic patterns

2026-08-03 to 2026-08-03, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›P28A (Piston single) · ~1 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-4965 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KGIF (11 NM S, VFR).

KGIF Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field
11 NM S
VFR
KBOW Bartow Executive Airport
17 NM S
VFR
KZPH Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
18 NM W
VFR
KLAL Lakeland Linder International Airport
18 NM SW
VFR
KISM Kissimmee Gateway Airport
20 NM E
VFR
KMCO Orlando International Airport
29 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-4965 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-4965 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-4965. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-4965 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-4965. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-4965?
US-4965 sits at 131 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-4965?
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.