METAR & TAF X44
X44 does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KMIA (MIAMI INTL) · 6.6 NM away. Conditions at X44 may differ.
METAR · KMIA
Observed 17:53Z
KMIA 271753Z 12010KT 10SM SCT050TCU SCT065 30/21 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 CB DSNT NW-N MOV S TCU W T03000206 58009 $
- Wind
- 120° @ 10 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 30°C / 21°C
- Altimeter
- 29.97 inHg
- Clouds
- SCT
- Density alt
- 1,745 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 2 NM E
- VFR sectional
- MIAMI
- ARTCC
- ZMA · MIAMI
- NOTAM facility
- MIA (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- IGNACIO VEGA-PENICHET
- Phone
- 305-442-4444
- Address
- 1000 MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY, 444 SW 2ND AVE, MIAMI FL 33132
Flight service · Hours
- FSS MIA
- MIAMI1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- DALGT
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 12W
LEFT TRAFFICAirport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- Not available
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Available
- Wind indicator
- Yes
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- There is a 500-foot radio tower three quarters of a mile west of the base.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery contact Miami Approach at 305-869-5432.Show FAA
- Numerous watercraft and large passenger vessels are in the area.Show FAA
Other notes
- The airport existed prior to 1959.Show FAA
- All terminal facilities are private use.Show FAA
- The wind sock is located adjacent to the ramp.Show FAA
- MANAGERAlternate contact is info@miamiseaplanebase.com.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · X44
Answer card- ICAO
- X44
- Name
- MIAMI
- Location
- MIAMI, FLORIDA
- Elevation
- 6 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,006 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 12W/30W · 14,000 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 3°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 120° at 10 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 12W
MIAMI (X44) sits in Miami, Florida at 6 ft MSL. It has one runway, 12W/30W, which is 14,000 ft long on water. The field is in Class C airspace. There is no control tower on the field. No ILS approaches are published here. The pattern altitude is not published. Use 1,000 ft AGL as the standard light piston pattern unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise.
This is a water airport, so expect traffic on the surface as well as in the air. The published remarks call out numerous watercraft and large passenger vessels in the area. That matters for your scan on final and in the pattern. A 500-foot radio tower sits about three quarters of a mile west of the base. The wind sock is adjacent to the ramp. All terminal facilities are private use.
There are no on-field FBOs listed in the facts. FBO options vary. Contact the airport operator directly before arrival. Call the field on CTAF or UNICOM for current FBO availability. For clearance delivery, contact Miami Approach at 305-869-5432. If you are planning a first arrival here, get the current Chart Supplement and brief the water operations. Brief the nearby tower. Brief the private-use terminal setup before you launch.