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Sawtooth Plantation Airport (38AL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:58 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEUF), 38AL is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Sawtooth Plantation Airport in Hurtsboro, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEUF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Sawtooth Plantation Airport (38AL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hurtsboro, AL at a field elevation of 350 ft. 38AL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEUF, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 2,863 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLSF.

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VFR
Observed 1258Z (7:58 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEUF, 19.1 nm away.

Wind
350° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.27"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the north (350°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KEUF 281258Z AUTO 35003KT 10SM -RA CLR 10/09 A3027 RMK AO1 RAB52 SLP249 P0000 T01000089

What changed at KEUF (nearest station)?

Since the 1158Z (6:58 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Rain began (-RA).
  • Visibility moved from 7 SM to 10 SM.
  • Pressure rising: altimeter 30.25 → 30.27 inHg.
  • Temperature up 3°C.

Current pilot readout for 38AL

Based on the nearest station (KEUF), 38AL is currently VFR with winds from 350° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (04). Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 350 ft). 38AL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLSF, about 23 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
04FAV2 kt head2 kt left
222 kt tail2 kt right

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38AL 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.

  • Runway 04/22
    2,863 × 100 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 38AL
    Wind
    04
    2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    22
    2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061213Z01Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

38AL weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 38AL

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) · 86 NM NW of 38AL · during climb · B737
continuous light chop 260 turbulence
Show raw report
GAD UA /OV GAD180030/TM 1255/FL260/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP 260/RM DURC ZTLFD-03
GAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GAD180030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 260Turbulence: continuous light chop 260.
RM DURC ZTLFD-03Remarks.
PIREP1141Z (6:41 AM CDT) · 47 NM W of 38AL · 21,000 ft MSL · C68A
continuous light chop turbulence
Show raw report
MGM UA /OV MGM/TM 1141/FL210/TP C68A/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-13
MGM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MGMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1141Reported at 11:41 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZTLFD-13Remarks.
PIREP1140Z (6:40 AM CDT) · 47 NM W of 38AL · 23,000 ft MSL · E170
light turbulence
Show raw report
MGM UA /OV MGM/TM 1140/FL230/TP E170/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD-13
MGM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MGMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1140Reported at 11:40 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM ZTLFD-13Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 38AL

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEUF reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 1%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 2.5 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

04
78%
22
22%

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Live crosswind meter

38AL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEUF, 19 nm away.

N04223 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 49° off runway 04, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,863 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Sawtooth Plantation Airport (38AL) with runway 04/22 marked
N ↑

Runway 04/22 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
38AL
City
Hurtsboro
State
Alabama
Country
United States
Elevation
350 ft
Coordinates
32.1683, -85.4038
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,863 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KEUF
TAF
Nearest KLSF
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 38m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sawtooth Plantation Airport (38AL)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Sawtooth Plantation Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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