Kml Airport (12LA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KUXL), 12LA is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 6 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Kml Airport in Sulphur, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KUXL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Kml Airport (12LA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sulphur, LA at a field elevation of 20 ft. 12LA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KUXL, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,613 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLCH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KUXL, 8.7 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 6 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 29°C (83°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KUXL 281915Z AUTO 11006KT 8SM CLR 29/14 A3012 RMK AO2 T02860138 $
What changed at KUXL (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 12LA
Based on the nearest station (KUXL), 12LA is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 6 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 20 ft). 12LA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLCH, about 11 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 3,613 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 36 | 3,613 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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12LA 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 18/363,613 × 85 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 12LAWind
- 18
- 2 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 2 kt tailwind · 6 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 24 h: wind 7→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
12LA 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 12LA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KUXL reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 4,600 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 51%
- 36
- 49%
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Live crosswind meter
12LA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KUXL, 8.7 nm away.
Wind is 72° off runway 18, 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
- Fuel
- 100 (green)
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 12LA
- City
- Sulphur
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.2759, -93.3574
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,613 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KUXL
- TAF
- Nearest KLCH
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 3m
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Pilot PIREPs for Kml Airport (12LA)
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