B T & K H Ranch Airport (44LA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDRI), 44LA is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near B T & K H Ranch Airport in Dry Creek, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDRI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
B T & K H Ranch Airport (44LA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dry Creek, LA at a field elevation of 110 ft. 44LA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDRI, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 3,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPOE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDRI, 18.3 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDRI 281055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/16 A3017 RMK AO2 T01570157 $
What changed at KDRI (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 44LA
Based on the nearest station (KDRI), 44LA is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -100 ft (field elevation 110 ft). 44LA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPOE, about 25 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 3,400 ft | TURF | - | - |
| W | 3,400 ft | TURF | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
44LA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 44LA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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AEX UA /OV AEX140025/TM 0526/FL220/TP PC12/TA M15/IC MOD RIME 220/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AEX140025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0526Reported at 05:26 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TA M15Outside air temperature, °C.IC MOD RIME 220Icing: moderate rime 220.RM ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 44LA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDRI reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,300 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 44LA
- City
- Dry Creek
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 110 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.6478, -93.0568
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDRI
- TAF
- Nearest KPOE
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 30m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for B T & K H Ranch Airport (44LA)
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