Greg's Flying Service Airport (05LA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMLU), 05LA is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Greg's Flying Service Airport in Winnsboro, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMLU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Greg's Flying Service Airport (05LA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Winnsboro, LA at a field elevation of 77 ft. 05LA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMLU, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMLU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMLU, 22.7 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (83°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMLU 281953Z 02004KT 10SM CLR 28/09 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP206 T02830089
What changed at KMLU (nearest station)?
Since the 1853Z (1:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.17 → 30.14 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 05LA
Based on the nearest station (KMLU), 05LA is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 77 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 2,200 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 18 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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05LA runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 18/362,200 × 70 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 05LAWind
- 18
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
05LA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 05LA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MLU UA /OV SWB190030/TM 1923/FL350/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
MLU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SWB190030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1923Reported at 19:23 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
AEX UA /OV AEX300030/TM 1821/FL360/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW86
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AEX300030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1821Reported at 18:21 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM ZFW86Remarks.Show raw report
AEX UA /OV AEX300040/TM 1752/FL350/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP INTMT/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AEX300040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1752Reported at 17:52 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOP INTMTTurbulence: light chop intermittent.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
AEX UA /OV KAEX/TM 1649/FL350/TP B39M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KAEXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1649Reported at 16:49 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
HEZ UA /OV HEZ/TM 1520/FL350/TP B39M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
HEZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HEZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1520Reported at 15:20 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.RM ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 05LA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMLU reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 74%
- 18
- 26%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1739Z (12:39 PM CDT)
TAF KMLU 281739Z 2818/2918 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM290000 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM291200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN100
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Live crosswind meter
05LA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMLU, 23 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 05LA
- City
- Winnsboro
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 77 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.2653, -91.6978
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMLU
- TAF
- Nearest KMLU
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 2h 35m
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Pilot PIREPs for Greg's Flying Service Airport (05LA)
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