Tailwinds Airport (FD15), Florida
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
TAILWINDS (FD15) is a private-use general aviation airport in Jupiter, Florida, served by a single paved runway. It handles a small volume of business aviation traffic and operates without on-field staffing or on-site customs clearance.
Runways
Tailwinds Airport has one paved runway, 09/27, 2,700 ft long and 50 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Tailwinds Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Witham Field (KSUA), 12 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Tailwinds Airport recorded 115 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in March. Business aviation traffic at TAILWINDS (FD15) is concentrated in the first half of the year, with March and May showing the highest monthly operations counts in the 2025 FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month March, 18 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Tailwinds Airport averages 23.8 days above 90°F in August and 0.5 freeze days in January. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 90.8°F, and January the coldest, at 73.7°F.
Weather station is 7.6 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Tailwinds Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Palm Beach Approach.
Medium intensity runway lights for runway 09/27 are pilot-activated on frequency 122.9.
The rotating beacon is pilot-activated on frequency 122.9.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Tailwinds Airport has five airfields within 19 NM. The closest is William P Gwinn, 7.27 NM southwest.
Part of the Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at FD15
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at FD15.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
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Frequently asked questions
Does TAILWINDS airport (FD15) have on-site customs clearance?
TAILWINDS (FD15) has no on-site customs service. The nearest customs facility is KSUA, located 12.14 nautical miles away, so international arrivals must plan clearance there or at another designated airport of entry.
What runway is available at FD15 in Jupiter, FL?
TAILWINDS (FD15) offers a single paved runway, 09/27, measuring 2,700 feet long and 50 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is also the airport's maximum paved runway length, which limits the aircraft types that can operate there.
Is TAILWINDS airport attended and lit at night?
TAILWINDS (FD15) is unattended, with no on-field personnel during any hours. Runway lighting (MIRL for 09/27) and the rotating beacon are pilot-activated on frequency 122.9 rather than continuously operated.