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US-5120 Weather Carlton Ranch-Sidell Airport

Arcadia, FloridaElevation 42 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KVNC · 19 NM SW · 7 min old
No ceiling, visibility 9 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KVNC
WIND
060@18
steady
VISIBILITY
9 SM
14.5 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 visibility 7 SM, temperature 26C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon sunny, high near 85F, low near 70F, 8% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast; thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
This Afternoon: winds up to 30 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Sunny 85/70 NE 21 kt 30 kt 8% Strong winds in the forecast
Monday Sunny 85/69 NE 20 kt 29 kt 1%
Tuesday Sunny 85/70 NE 20 kt 28 kt 5%
Wednesday Sunny then Isolated Rain Showers 85/71 NE 19 kt 26 kt 22%
Thursday Sunny then Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 86/70 NE 16 kt 21 kt 32% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Sunny then Scattered Rain Showers 86/69 NE 14 kt – 29%
Saturday Sunny then Scattered Rain Showers 86/68 ENE 12 kt – 28%

Source: National Weather Service (office TBW). Forecast issued 1621Z.

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-5120. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
42 ft MSL

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

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

Carlton Ranch-Sidell Airport is in Arcadia, Florida. Field elevation 42 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-5120
RegionFlorida
CountryUnited States
Coordinates27.2077, -82.1274
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-5120 traffic patterns

2026-07-24 to 2026-07-24, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
2
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Unknown 100%

Fleet composition unclear from available data.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~2 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-5120 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KVNC (19 NM SW, VFR).

KVNC Venice Municipal Airport
19 NM SW
VFR
KPGD Punta Gorda Airport
19 NM SE
VFR
KSRQ Sarasota Bradenton International Airport
25 NM NW
VFR
KFMY Page Field
40 NM S
VFR
KSPG Albert Whitted Airport
43 NM NW
VFR
KMCF MacDill Air Force Base
44 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-5120 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-5120 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-5120. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-5120 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-5120. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-5120?
US-5120 sits at 42 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-5120?
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.