Flying J Ranch Airport (2AL5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K4A9), 2AL5 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Flying J Ranch Airport in Fort Payne, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K4A9): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Flying J Ranch Airport (2AL5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fort Payne, AL at a field elevation of 1,430 ft. 2AL5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K4A9, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 1,925 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCHA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K4A9, 5.6 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, altimeter 30.28 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K4A9 280955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR A3028 RMK AO2
What changed at K4A9 (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 2AL5
Based on the nearest station (K4A9), 2AL5 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. 2AL5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCHA, about 45 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1,925 ft | TURF | - | - |
| W | 1,925 ft | TURF | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
2AL5 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 2AL5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BNA UA /OV BNA135040/TM 0859/FL310/TP A321/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD/RM ZME62
BNA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BNA135040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0859Reported at 08:59 UTC.FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT OCNL MODTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate.RM ZME62Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 2AL5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K4A9 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 2AL5
- City
- Fort Payne
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,430 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.3928, -85.6650
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,925 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K4A9
- TAF
- Nearest KCHA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 42m
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Pilot PIREPs for Flying J Ranch Airport (2AL5)
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