Thackers Airport (5F8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDTN), 5F8 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Thackers Airport in Oil City, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDTN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Thackers Airport (5F8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Oil City, LA at a field elevation of 202 ft. 5F8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDTN, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 2,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSHV.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDTN, 18.5 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 4,100 ft, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDTN 280953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW041 14/13 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP213 T01390128
What changed at KDTN (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 5F8
Based on the nearest station (KDTN), 5F8 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation 202 ft). 5F8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSHV, about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | 2,900 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
| 26 | 2,900 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
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5F8 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 08/262,900 × 50 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5F8Wind
- 08
- no steady wind
- 26
- 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.
5F8 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 5F8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDTN reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 4,100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 08
- 77%
- 26
- 23%
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Live crosswind meter
5F8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDTN, 19 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5F8
- City
- Oil City
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 202 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.7918, -93.9571
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDTN
- TAF
- Nearest KSHV
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 55m
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Pilot PIREPs for Thackers Airport (5F8)
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