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Aeleron Airport (08LS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:15 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KOPL), 08LS is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Aeleron Airport in Sunset, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOPL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Aeleron Airport (08LS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sunset, LA at a field elevation of 58 ft. 08LS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOPL, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLFT.

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VFR
Observed 1515Z (10:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOPL, 9.6 nm away.

Wind
100° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.24"
Temp / Dew
71°F / 22°C
dew 60°F / 16°C

Wind from the east (100°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KOPL 271515Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR 22/16 A3024 RMK AO2 T02190158

Current pilot readout for 08LS

Based on the nearest station (KOPL), 08LS is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 58 ft). 08LS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLFT, about 12 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
01FAV0 kt head3 kt right
190 kt head3 kt left

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08LS 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.

  • Runway 01/19
    2,000 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 08LS
    Wind
    01
    0 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    19
    0 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

08LS weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 08LS

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 98 NM N of 08LS · 35,000 ft MSL · E170
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HEZ UA /OV KHEZ350020/TM 1523/FL350/TP E170/TB NEG CHOP/RM ZHU
HEZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHEZ350020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1523Reported at 15:23 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1515Z (10:15 AM CDT) · 56 NM NW of 08LS · 28,000 ft MSL · A319
light chop turbulence
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AEX UA /OV KAEX30005/TM 1515/FL280/TP A319/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KAEX30005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1515Reported at 15:15 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1502Z (10:02 AM CDT) · 4 NM NE of 08LS · 37,000 ft MSL · A320
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LFT UA /OV KLFT360015/TM 1502/FL370/TP A320/TB NEG/RM ZHU
LFT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLFT360015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1502Reported at 15:02 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1501Z (10:01 AM CDT) · 87 NM SE of 08LS · 36,000 ft MSL · B38M
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HUM UA /OV KTBD225025/TM 1501/FL360/TP B38M/TB NEG/RM ZHU
HUM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTBD225025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1501Reported at 15:01 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1428Z (9:28 AM CDT) · 42 NM NW of 08LS · 36,000 ft MSL · A321
continuous light chop 360 turbulence
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AEX UA /OV AEX170015/TM 1428/FL360/TP A321/TB CONS LGT CHOP 360/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AEX170015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1428Reported at 14:28 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 360Turbulence: continuous light chop 360.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1413Z (9:13 AM CDT) · 65 NM SW of 08LS · 31,000 ft MSL · B737
light chop turbulence
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LCH UA /OV LCH167022/TM 1413/FL310/TP B737/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
LCH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LCH167022Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1413Reported at 14:13 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1405Z (9:05 AM CDT) · 68 NM N of 08LS · 34,000 ft MSL · B739
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AEX UA /OV AEX045025/TM 1405/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG CHOP/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AEX045025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1405Reported at 14:05 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1402Z (9:02 AM CDT) · 76 NM NE of 08LS · 36,000 ft MSL · A21N
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HEZ UA /OV HEZ140035/TM 1402/FL360/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH ZHU
HEZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HEZ140035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1402Reported at 14:02 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTH ZHURemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 08LS

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

01
75%
19
25%

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Live crosswind meter

08LS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOPL, 9.6 nm away.

N01193 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 87° off runway 01, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Aeleron Airport (08LS) with runway 01/19 marked
N ↑

Runway 01/19 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
08LS
City
Sunset
State
Louisiana
Country
United States
Elevation
58 ft
Coordinates
30.4083, -92.0334
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOPL
TAF
Nearest KLFT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 48m

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Pilot PIREPs for Aeleron Airport (08LS)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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