Berry Field (1AL5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCQF), 1AL5 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Berry Field in Loxley, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCQF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Berry Field (1AL5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Loxley, AL at a field elevation of 170 ft. 1AL5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCQF, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBFM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCQF, 12.5 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCQF 280935Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3017 RMK AO2
What changed at KCQF (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 1AL5
Based on the nearest station (KCQF), 1AL5 is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately -350 ft (field elevation 170 ft). 1AL5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBFM, about 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 1,300 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 27 | 1,300 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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1AL5 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 09/271,300 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1AL5Wind
- 09
- 4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 27
- 4 kt tailwind · 3 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 3→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
1AL5 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 1AL5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCQF reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 90%
- 27
- 10%
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Live crosswind meter
1AL5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCQF, 13 nm away.
Wind is 41° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- 1AL5
- City
- Loxley
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 170 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.6364, -87.7478
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCQF
- TAF
- Nearest KBFM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 10m
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Pilot PIREPs for Berry Field (1AL5)
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