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Whitaker Ultralightport (39LA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOPL), 39LA is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Whitaker Ultralightport in Chataignier, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOPL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Whitaker Ultralightport (39LA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chataignier, LA at a field elevation of 65 ft. 39LA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOPL, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLFT.

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VFR
Observed 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOPL, 7 nm away.

Wind
100° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.23"
Temp / Dew
76°F / 24°C
dew 56°F / 14°C

Wind from the east (100°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KOPL 281555Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM CLR 24/14 A3023 RMK AO2 T02440135

What changed at KOPL (nearest station)?

Since the 1535Z (10:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1535Z (10:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 39LA

Based on the nearest station (KOPL), 39LA is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 65 ft). 39LA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLFT, about 26 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
09FAV4 kt head1 kt right
274 kt tail1 kt left

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39LA 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 09/27
    1,000 × 200 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 39LA
    Wind
    09
    4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    27
    4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    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
061216Z04Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 9→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

39LA 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 39LA

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

PIREP1520Z (10:20 AM CDT) · 78 NM NE of 39LA · 35,000 ft MSL · B39M
occasional light chop turbulence
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HEZ UA /OV HEZ/TM 1520/FL350/TP B39M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
HEZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HEZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1520Reported at 15:20 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1258Z (7:58 AM CDT) · 42 NM N of 39LA · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
occasional light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1150Z (6:50 AM CDT) · 59 NM W of 39LA · during descent · P28A
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LCH UA /OV 20NW LCH/TM 1150/FLDURD/TP P28A/SK B035
LCH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20NW LCHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1150Reported at 11:50 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK B035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1107Z (6:07 AM CDT) · 99 NM SW of 39LA · during climb · CRJ7
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BPT UA /OV BPT120002/TM 1107/FL010/TP CRJ7/RM VFR DURC
BPT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BPT120002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1107Reported at 11:07 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
RM VFR DURCRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 39LA

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. The lowest ceiling was 4,200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 98%IFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 1/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 4,200 ft
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.

09
94%
27
6%

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Live crosswind meter

39LA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOPL, 7 nm away.

N09274 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Whitaker Ultralightport (39LA)
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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
39LA
City
Chataignier
State
Louisiana
Country
United States
Elevation
65 ft
Coordinates
30.5883, -92.2306
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOPL
TAF
Nearest KLFT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 10m

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Pilot PIREPs for Whitaker Ultralightport (39LA)

Community-submitted

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

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