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Morgan Crop Service Airport (3LA9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:48 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCWF), 3LA9 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Morgan Crop Service Airport in Lake Charles, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCWF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Morgan Crop Service Airport (3LA9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lake Charles, LA at a field elevation of 12 ft. 3LA9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCWF, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 1,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLCH.

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VFR
Observed 1848Z (1:48 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCWF, 3.1 nm away.

Wind
110° 10 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
84°F / 29°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 29°C (84°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCWF 281848Z 11010KT 10SM CLR 29/14 A3014

What changed at KCWF (nearest station)?

Since the 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 070° to 110°.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.17 → 30.14 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 3LA9

Based on the nearest station (KCWF), 3LA9 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 12 ft). 3LA9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLCH, about 9 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
17FAV5 kt head9 kt left
353 kt tail9 kt right

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3LA9 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 17/35
    1,900 × 208 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3LA9
    Wind
    17
    5 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
    35
    3 kt tailwind · 9 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
071419Z07Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→10 kt, ceiling 3,700 ft → unlimited.

3LA9 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 3LA9

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

PIREP1923Z (2:23 PM CDT) · 77 NM N of 3LA9 · 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.
PIREP1821Z (1:21 PM CDT) · 78 NM N of 3LA9 · 36,000 ft MSL · B738
light chop turbulence
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AEX UA /OV AEX300030/TM 1821/FL360/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW86
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AEX300030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1821Reported at 18:21 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZFW86Remarks.
PIREP1752Z (12:52 PM CDT) · 83 NM N of 3LA9 · 35,000 ft MSL · A321
light chop intermittent turbulence
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AEX UA /OV AEX300040/TM 1752/FL350/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP INTMT/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AEX300040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1752Reported at 17:52 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP INTMTTurbulence: light chop intermittent.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1735Z (12:35 PM CDT) · 57 NM SE of 3LA9 · 34,000 ft MSL · UAL699
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ARP UAL699 2927N 09227W 1735 F340 278/063KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL699 2927N 09227W 1735…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP1649Z (11:49 AM CDT) · 72 NM NE of 3LA9 · 35,000 ft MSL · B39M
occasional light chop turbulence
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AEX UA /OV KAEX/TM 1649/FL350/TP B39M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KAEXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1649Reported at 16:49 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft 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 3LA9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCWF reported mostly VFR across 39 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 92%MVFR 3%IFR 3%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 2%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/14 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 8

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.

35
57%
17
43%

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Live crosswind meter

3LA9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCWF, 3.1 nm away.

N173510 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
9 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,900 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Morgan Crop Service Airport (3LA9)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3LA9
City
Lake Charles
State
Louisiana
Country
United States
Elevation
12 ft
Coordinates
30.2294, -93.0885
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,900 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCWF
TAF
Nearest KLCH
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 48m

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Pilot PIREPs for Morgan Crop Service Airport (3LA9)

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

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