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Whiteville Airport (38LA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOPL), 38LA is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Whiteville Airport in Ville Platte, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOPL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Whiteville Airport (38LA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ville Platte, LA at a field elevation of 43 ft. 38LA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOPL, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLFT.

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VFR
Observed 2315Z (6:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOPL, 14.2 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.12"
Temp / Dew
74°F / 23°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KOPL 282315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A3012 RMK AO2 T02340137

What changed at KOPL (nearest station)?

Since the 2255Z (5:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2255Z (5:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 38LA

Based on the nearest station (KOPL), 38LA is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 43 ft). 38LA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLFT, about 36 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
05--
23--

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38LA 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 05/23
    3,000 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 38LA
    Wind
    05
    no steady wind
    23
    no steady wind
    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
061223Z11Z23Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

38LA 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 38LA

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

PIREP2256Z (5:56 PM CDT) · 95 NM N of 38LA · 32,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light clear-air turbulence
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IAH UA /OV SWB350020/TM 2256/FL320/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CAT/RM ZHU
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SWB350020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2256Reported at 22:56 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CATTurbulence: continuous light clear-air turbulence.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP2215Z (5:15 PM CDT) · 60 NM N of 38LA · 38,000 ft MSL · C680
light turbulence
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MLU UA /OV SWB110030/TM 2215/FL380/TP C680/TB LGT/RM ZHU
MLU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SWB110030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2215Reported at 22:15 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP C680Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP2159Z (4:59 PM CDT) · 62 NM NW of 38LA · 36,000 ft MSL · B738
moderate turbulence
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IAH UA /OV SWB200020/TM 2159/FL360/TP B738/TB MOD/RM ZHU
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SWB200020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2159Reported at 21:59 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP2141Z (4:41 PM CDT) · 97 NM NE of 38LA · 34,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light clear-air turbulence
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HEZ UA /OV HEZ045030/TM 2141/FL340/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CAT/RM ZHU
HEZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HEZ045030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2141Reported at 21:41 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CATTurbulence: continuous light clear-air turbulence.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP2102Z (4:02 PM CDT) · 62 NM NW of 38LA · 34,000 ft MSL · E75L
moderate chop turbulence
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MLU UA /OV SWB200020/TM 2102/FL340/TP E75L/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
MLU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SWB200020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2102Reported at 21:02 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP2058Z (3:58 PM CDT) · 47 NM SE of 38LA · 32,000 ft MSL · A321
intermittent continuous light chop turbulence
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LFT UA /OV LFT090020/TM 2058/FL320/TP A321/TB INTMT CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
LFT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LFT090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2058Reported at 20:58 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1942Z (2:42 PM CDT) · 77 NM W of 38LA · 43,000 ft MSL · GLF6
light to moderate chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1923Z (2:23 PM CDT) · 53 NM NW of 38LA · 35,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light chop turbulence
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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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 38LA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOPL reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 98%IFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 1/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,400 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

05
86%
23
14%

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Live crosswind meter

38LA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOPL, 14 nm away.

N0523wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Whiteville Airport (38LA)
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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
38LA
City
Ville Platte
State
Louisiana
Country
United States
Elevation
43 ft
Coordinates
30.7844, -92.1823
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOPL
TAF
Nearest KLFT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
23h 49m

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Pilot PIREPs for Whiteville Airport (38LA)

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 Whiteville Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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