Prairie Creek Airport (57LS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:55 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPOE), 57LS is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Prairie Creek Airport in Leesville, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPOE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Prairie Creek Airport (57LS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Leesville, LA at a field elevation of 245 ft. 57LS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPOE, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPOE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPOE, 10.6 nm away.
Wind from the east (090°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 5,000 ft, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPOE 281755Z 09005KT 10SM FEW050 28/15 A3016 RMK AO2A SLP213 T02790148 10279 20154 58016
What changed at KPOE (nearest station)?
Since the 1655Z (11:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.19 → 30.16 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 57LS
Based on the nearest station (KPOE), 57LS is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 245 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 1,800 ft | Turf | 0 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 36 | 1,800 ft | Turf | 0 kt head | 5 kt right |
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57LS 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 18/361,800 × 50 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 57LSWind
- 18
- 0 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 0 kt headwind · 5 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 23 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
57LS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 57LS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
SHV UA /OV SHV/TM 1533/FL040/TP E145/SK BKN040/RM DURD RY32
SHV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SHVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1533Reported at 15:33 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP E145Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURD RY32Remarks.Show raw report
GGG UA /OV RFI/TM 1505/FLDURD/TP P46T/SK BKN022
GGG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RFILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1505Reported at 15:05 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP P46TAircraft type reporting.SK BKN022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
BAD UA /OV EIC120020/TM 1350/FL350/TP A21N/TB NEG CHOP/RM ZFW28
BAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EIC120020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1350Reported at 13:50 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.RM ZFW28Remarks.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 57LS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPOE reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 15,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 57%
- 18
- 43%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1809Z (1:09 PM CDT)
TAF AMD KPOE 281809Z 2818/2921 07004KT 9999 FEW040 QNH3016INS BECMG 2816/2817 19005KT 9999 FEW120 QNH3022INS BECMG 2902/2903 15004KT 9999 SKC QNH3018INS TX28/2820Z TN10/2911Z
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Live crosswind meter
57LS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPOE, 11 nm away.
Wind is 90° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- 57LS
- City
- Leesville
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 245 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.2050, -93.2772
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPOE
- TAF
- Nearest KPOE
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 57m
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Pilot PIREPs for Prairie Creek Airport (57LS)
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