Hidden Springs Airpark (36AL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:55 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHEY), 36AL is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 10 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hidden Springs Airpark in Ozark, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHEY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hidden Springs Airpark (36AL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ozark, AL at a field elevation of 346 ft. 36AL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHEY, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDHN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHEY, 10.7 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 10 kt, gusting 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHEY 281955Z AUTO 06010G16KT 10SM CLR 26/06 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 T02620057
What changed at KHEY (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind picked up to 10 kt from calm.
- Gusts began, now gusting 16 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.17 → 30.15 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 36AL
Based on the nearest station (KHEY), 36AL is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 10 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 346 ft). 36AL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDHN, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35FAV | 3,000 ft | Turf | 5 kt head | 9 kt right (g14) |
| 17 | 3,000 ft | Turf | 3 kt tail | 9 kt left (g15) |
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36AL 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 17/353,000 × 60 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 36ALWind
- 17
- 3 kt tailwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 5 kt headwind · 9 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 10→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
36AL 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 36AL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHEY reported mostly VFR across 35 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 84%
- 17
- 16%
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Live crosswind meter
36AL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHEY, 11 nm away.
Wind is 60° off runway 35, 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
- 36AL
- City
- Ozark
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 346 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.4920, -85.5344
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHEY
- TAF
- Nearest KDHN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 2h 32m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hidden Springs Airpark (36AL)
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