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Beechwood Airpark (56AL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:53 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KDCU), 56AL is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Beechwood Airpark in Athens, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDCU): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Beechwood Airpark (56AL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Athens, AL at a field elevation of 647 ft. 56AL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDCU, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,630 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHSV.

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VFR
Observed 1653Z (11:53 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDCU, 13.4 nm away.

Wind
VRB 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.30"
Temp / Dew
70°F / 21°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind variable at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.30 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KDCU 271653Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP257 T02110089 $

What changed at KDCU (nearest station)?

Since the 1553Z (10:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.32 → 30.30 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 56AL

Based on the nearest station (KDCU), 56AL is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,050 ft (field elevation 647 ft). 56AL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHSV, about 21 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 variable at 4 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18--
36--

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56AL 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 18/36
    2,630 × 60 ft · Turf/Dirt
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 56AL
    Wind
    18
    no steady wind
    36
    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
061217Z08Z16Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

56AL 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 56AL

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

PIREP1619Z (11:19 AM CDT) · 77 NM NE of 56AL · during descent · B738
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KMBT UA /OV KMBT /TM 1619 /FL120 /TP B738 /RM DURGD DURD SMOOTH RIDE EIDS-BNA
KMBT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KMBTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1619Reported at 16:19 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
RM DURGD DURD SMOOTH RIDE EI…Remarks.
PIREP1614Z (11:14 AM CDT) · 77 NM NE of 56AL · during descent · B738
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KMBT UA /OV MBT /TM 1614 /FL120 /TP B738 /RM DURGD DURD SMOOTH RIDE EIDS-BNA
KMBT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MBTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1614Reported at 16:14 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
RM DURGD DURD SMOOTH RIDE EI…Remarks.
PIREP1512Z (10:12 AM CDT) · 98 NM E of 56AL · 1,200 ft MSL · SF50
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CHA UA /OV CHA 1N/TM 1512/FL012/TP SF50/SK OVC012/WX 1SM
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHA 1NLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1512Reported at 15:12 UTC.
FL012Altitude: 1,200 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC012Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 1SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1406Z (9:06 AM CDT) · 98 NM E of 56AL · 1,000 ft MSL · C525
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CHA UA /OV CHA 1S/TM 1406/FL010/TP C525/SK VV002-TOP001/WX 1/8SM
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHA 1SLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1406Reported at 14:06 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP C525Aircraft type reporting.
SK VV002-TOP001Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 1/8SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1305Z (8:05 AM CDT) · 100 NM E of 56AL · 1,400 ft MSL · CRJ7
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CHA UA /OV CHA020005/TM 1305/FL014/TP CRJ7/SK OVC-TOP014/WX FG
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHA020005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1305Reported at 13:05 UTC.
FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC-TOP014Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FGWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1202Z (7:02 AM CDT) · 98 NM E of 56AL · 200 ft MSL · TBM7
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CHA UA /OV CHA 1S/TM 1202/FL002/TP TBM7/SK OVC002/WX 1/4SM
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHA 1SLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1202Reported at 12:02 UTC.
FL002Altitude: 200 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 1/4SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1126Z (6:26 AM CDT) · 96 NM N of 56AL · 22,000 ft MSL · PC12
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BNA UA /OV BNA315020/TM 1126/FL220/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME60
BNA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BNA315020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1126Reported at 11:26 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZME60Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 56AL

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDCU reported mostly VFR across 32 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 75%MVFR 13%IFR 6%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 1/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 1%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 1.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

36
65%
18
35%

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Live crosswind meter

56AL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDCU, 13 nm away.

N1836wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,630 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Beechwood Airpark (56AL) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
56AL
City
Athens
State
Alabama
Country
United States
Elevation
647 ft
Coordinates
34.7728, -87.1746
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,630 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KDCU
TAF
Nearest KHSV
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 59m

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Pilot PIREPs for Beechwood Airpark (56AL)

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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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