# Tailwinds Airport (FD15)

**Tailwinds Airport** (FAA: FD15) is a small airport in Jupiter, Florida, United States. It opened in Jul 1984. It has one runway, 2,700 ft (823 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fd15

## At a glance

- FAA: FD15
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Jupiter, Florida, United States
- Opened: Jul 1984
- Elevation: 19 ft / 6 m
- Coordinates: 26.9795, -80.2187
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,700 ft / 823 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35309187
- Weather station: KF45
- Ident: FD15

## Timeline

- Jul 1984: Tailwinds Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,700 ft / 823 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,700 ft / 823 m | =18,324 of 29,858 | =7,834 in North America | =6,652 in US |
| Elevation | 19 ft / 6 m | =41,533 of 43,403 | =18,731 in North America | =15,331 in US |
| Age | Opened 1984 | =8,717 of 15,079 | =6,590 in North America | =6,485 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [06FA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/06fa.md) William P Gwinn Airport · 8.4 mi / 13 km
- [F45](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kf45.md) North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport · 9.3 mi / 15 km
- [64FA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/64fa.md) Naked Lady Ranch Airport · 13 mi / 22 km
- [SUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksua.md) Witham Field · 14 mi / 22 km
- [X58](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kx58.md) Indiantown Airport · 14 mi / 23 km
- [US-12863](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-12863.md) Janurary Field · 21 mi / 34 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fd15/data