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Fairlane Airport (5AL8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:55 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEDN), 5AL8 is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Fairlane Airport in Samson, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEDN): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Fairlane Airport (5AL8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Samson, AL at a field elevation of 225 ft. 5AL8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEDN, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOZR.

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VFR
Observed 2355Z (6:55 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEDN, 12.6 nm away.

Wind
360° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.16"
Temp / Dew
65°F / 18°C
dew 47°F / 9°C

Wind from the north (360°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (65°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KEDN 282355Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM CLR 18/09 A3016 RMK AO1 T01810086 10250 20181

What changed at KEDN (nearest station)?

Since the 2335Z (6:35 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2335Z (6:35 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 5AL8

Based on the nearest station (KEDN), 5AL8 is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (31). Density altitude is approximately 350 ft (field elevation 225 ft). 5AL8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOZR, 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
31FAV2 kt head2 kt right
132 kt tail2 kt left

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5AL8 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 13/31
    2,300 × 70 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5AL8
    Wind
    13
    2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    31
    2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    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
061200Z12Z23Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

5AL8 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 5AL8

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

PIREP2126Z (4:26 PM CDT) · 95 NM SE of 5AL8 · 3,500 ft MSL · PC12
light turbulence
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TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 2126/FL035/TP PC12/SK SCT040/TB LGT
TLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2126Reported at 21:26 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
PIREP2107Z (4:07 PM CDT) · 39 NM S of 5AL8 · 32,000 ft MSL · A21N
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ECP UA /OV MAI241038 /TM 2107 /FL320 /TP A21N /SK SKC /TA M41 /WV 27033KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
ECP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MAI241038Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2107Reported at 21:07 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M41Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 27033KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.
PIREP2106Z (4:06 PM CDT) · 45 NM SE of 5AL8 · 32,000 ft MSL · UAL2132
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ARP UAL2132 3026N 08537W 2106 F320 269/033KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL2132 3026N 08537W 210…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP1759Z (12:59 PM CDT) · 89 NM E of 5AL8 · 35,000 ft MSL · A21N
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CXU UA /OV PZD179031 /TM 1759 /FL350 /TP A21N /SK SKC /TA M47 /WV 27038KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
CXU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PZD179031Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1759Reported at 17:59 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M47Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 27038KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 5AL8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEDN reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

13
60%
31
40%

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Live crosswind meter

5AL8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEDN, 13 nm away.

N31133 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 50° off runway 31, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Fairlane Airport (5AL8)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
5AL8
City
Samson
State
Alabama
Country
United States
Elevation
225 ft
Coordinates
31.1050, -85.9931
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KEDN
TAF
Nearest KOZR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
23h 2m

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Pilot PIREPs for Fairlane Airport (5AL8)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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