Howell 1 Airport (2LA6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHZR), 2LA6 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Howell 1 Airport in Jackson, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHZR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Howell 1 Airport (2LA6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Jackson, LA at a field elevation of 180 ft. 2LA6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHZR, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBTR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHZR, 17.5 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHZR 281255Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 13/13 A3018 RMK AO2 T01310131 $
What changed at KHZR (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
- Visibility improved from 3 SM to 7 SM.
- Mist ended (BR).
Current pilot readout for 2LA6
Based on the nearest station (KHZR), 2LA6 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -350 ft (field elevation 180 ft). 2LA6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBTR, about 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 2,600 ft | TURF | - | - |
| S | 2,600 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 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
2LA6 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 2LA6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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AEX UA /OV AEX/TM 1258/FL370/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AEXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1258Reported at 12:58 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.RM ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 2LA6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHZR reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 20,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
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.
- 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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 2LA6
- City
- Jackson
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 180 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.8335, -91.1668
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHZR
- TAF
- Nearest KBTR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 10m
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Pilot PIREPs for Howell 1 Airport (2LA6)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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