Flying X Ranch Airport (5AL3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEET), 5AL3 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Flying X Ranch Airport in Montevallo, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEET): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Flying X Ranch Airport (5AL3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Montevallo, AL at a field elevation of 466 ft. 5AL3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEET, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEET.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEET, 3.7 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KEET 280953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA CLR 11/09 A3024 RMK AO2 RAB49 SLP237 P0000 T01060094
What changed at KEET (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Rain began (-RA).
Current pilot readout for 5AL3
Based on the nearest station (KEET), 5AL3 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -350 ft (field elevation 466 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2,500 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 35 | 2,500 ft | TURF | - | - |
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5AL3 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 17/352,500 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5AL3Wind
- 17
- no steady wind
- 35
- 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
5AL3 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5AL3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEET reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 63%
- 17
- 37%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (12:20 AM CDT)
TAF KEET 280520Z 2806/2906 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM281500 08005KT P6SM SCT250 FM290300 00000KT P6SM FEW250
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Live crosswind meter
5AL3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEET, 3.7 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
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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
- 5AL3
- City
- Montevallo
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 466 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.1529, -86.8514
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEET
- TAF
- Nearest KEET
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 48m
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Nearby airports
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Alabaster RC Association at Limestone Park - Limestone Park , Alabaster, AL · 5 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Flying X Ranch Airport (5AL3)
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