Goose Island Airport (1LA3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K3R7), 1LA3 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Goose Island Airport in Hayes, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K3R7): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Goose Island Airport (1LA3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hayes, LA at a field elevation of 4 ft. 1LA3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K3R7, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLCH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K3R7, 15.2 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (83°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K3R7 282015Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM CLR 28/11 A3012 RMK AO2 T02840105
What changed at K3R7 (nearest station)?
Since the 1955Z (2:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for 1LA3
Based on the nearest station (K3R7), 1LA3 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 4 ft). 1LA3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLCH, about 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 4,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 2 kt right |
| S | 4,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 2 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
1LA3 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 1LA3
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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AEX UA /OV AEX265056/TM 1942/FL430/TP GLF6/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AEX265056Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1942Reported at 19:42 UTC.FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.TP GLF6Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
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
ARP UAL699 2927N 09227W 1735 F340 278/063KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL699 2927N 09227W 1735…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.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
BTR UA /OV KLSU310030/TM 1623/FL240/TP PC12/TB NEG/RM ZHU
BTR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KLSU310030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 1LA3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K3R7 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1LA3
- City
- Hayes
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.0308, -92.8335
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K3R7
- TAF
- Nearest KLCH
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 4m
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Pilot PIREPs for Goose Island Airport (1LA3)
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