The Place Airport (3LS8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBXA), 3LS8 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near The Place Airport in Folsom, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBXA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
The Place Airport (3LS8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Folsom, LA at a field elevation of 50 ft. 3LS8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBXA, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 1,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHDC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBXA, 16.1 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBXA 281915Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM CLR 28/09 A3017 RMK AO2 T02800089
What changed at KBXA (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 3LS8
Based on the nearest station (KBXA), 3LS8 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 50 ft). 3LS8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHDC, about 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13FAV | 1,200 ft | Turf | 2 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 31 | 1,200 ft | Turf | 2 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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3LS8 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 13/311,200 × 150 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3LS8Wind
- 13
- 2 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 31
- 2 kt tailwind · 6 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 24 h: wind 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
3LS8 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 3LS8
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BTR UA /OV KLSU310030/TM 1623/FL240/TP PC12/TB NEG/RM ZHU
BTR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KLSU310030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
MEI UA /OV MEI170050/TM 1450/FL270/TP C68A/TB LGT-MOD 270/RM SMALL POCKET. ZME 46
MEI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MEI170050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1450Reported at 14:50 UTC.FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.TP C68AAircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD 270Turbulence: light to moderate 270.RM SMALL POCKET. ZME 46Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 3LS8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBXA reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 56%
- 31
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
3LS8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBXA, 16 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3LS8
- City
- Folsom
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 50 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.6513, -90.1144
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBXA
- TAF
- Nearest KHDC
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 56m
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Pilot PIREPs for The Place Airport (3LS8)
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