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Orlando Sanford International Airport, Orlando, FL · KSFB

Current weather at Orlando Sanford International Airport in Orlando, FL (IATA SFB, ICAO KSFB): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 040° at 13 kt, gusting 25 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 21:53Z on Oct 27, 28 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the northeast (040° true) at 13 knots, gusting 25 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: broken clouds at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,000 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 26°C (78°F), dew point 17°C (62°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.04 inHg (1017 hPa).
METAR KSFB 272153Z 04013G25KT 10SM BKN060 26/17 A3004 RMK AO2 PK WND 04031/2057 SLP171 T02560167

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 040° at 13 kt, gusting 25 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
09C090°8 kt (gusts 16)10 kt from the left (gusts 19)3,578 ft
27C270°Tailwind 8 kt (gusts tail 16)10 kt from the right (gusts 19)3,578 ft
09L090°8 kt (gusts 16)10 kt from the left (gusts 19)11,002 ft
27R270°Tailwind 8 kt (gusts tail 16)10 kt from the right (gusts 19)11,002 ft
09R090°8 kt (gusts 16)10 kt from the left (gusts 19)5,839 ft
27L270°Tailwind 8 kt (gusts tail 16)10 kt from the right (gusts 19)5,839 ft
18180°Tailwind 10 kt (gusts tail 19)8 kt from the left (gusts 16)6,002 ft
36 Most headwind360°10 kt (gusts 19)8 kt from the right (gusts 16)6,002 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 20:59Z, valid Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF KSFB 272059Z 2721/2818 04017G28KT P6SM SCT050 FM280000 01012G18KT P6SM FEW025 SCT050 FM280600 01011G17KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN035 FM281400 04017G26KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN025
  1. Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 28 00:00Z
    Wind 040° at 17 kt, gusting 28 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 5,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 28 00:00Z (until 06:00Z)
    Wind 010° at 12 kt, gusting 18 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 2,500 ft, scattered clouds at 5,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 06:00Z (until 14:00Z)
    Wind 010° at 11 kt, gusting 17 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; showers in the vicinity; scattered clouds at 2,500 ft, broken clouds at 3,500 ft.
  4. From Oct 28 14:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 040° at 17 kt, gusting 26 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; showers in the vicinity; scattered clouds at 1,500 ft, broken clouds at 2,500 ft.

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Times are UTC (Z). Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.