Ammons Airport (5LS9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KF17), 5LS9 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ammons Airport in Zwolle, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KF17): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ammons Airport (5LS9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Zwolle, LA at a field elevation of 218 ft. 5LS9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KF17, about 29 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 3,093 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPOE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KF17, 29.2 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KF17 281355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A3022 RMK AO2
What changed at KF17 (nearest station)?
Since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 5LS9
Based on the nearest station (KF17), 5LS9 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 218 ft). 5LS9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPOE, about 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 3,093 ft | ASPH | - | - |
| 19 | 3,093 ft | ASPH | - | - |
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5LS9 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 01/193,093 × 30 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5LS9Wind
- 01
- no steady wind
- 19
- no steady wind
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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 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
5LS9 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 5LS9
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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
GGG UA /OV GGG/TM 1346/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK BKN023
GGG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GGGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1346Reported at 13:46 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
TYR UA /OV TYR220003/TM 1331/FLDURC/TP SR22/SK OVC015-TOP019/RM DURC RWY 22
TYR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TYR220003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1331Reported at 13:31 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC015-TOP019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURC RWY 22Remarks.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.Show raw report
TYR UA /OV TYR220003/TM 1252/FLDURC/TP SR22/SK OVC014-TOP021/RM DURC RWY 22
TYR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TYR220003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1252Reported at 12:52 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC014-TOP021Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURC RWY 22Remarks.Show raw report
GGG UA /OV GGG/TM 1200/FLDURC/TP SR22/SK BKN014-TOP022
GGG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GGGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1200Reported at 12:00 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN014-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
LCH UA /OV 20NW LCH/TM 1150/FLDURD/TP P28A/SK B035
LCH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 20NW LCHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1150Reported at 11:50 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP P28AAircraft type reporting.SK B035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
BPT UA /OV BPT120002/TM 1107/FL010/TP CRJ7/RM VFR DURC
BPT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BPT120002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1107Reported at 11:07 UTC.FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.RM VFR DURCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5LS9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KF17 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,300 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 66%
- 19
- 34%
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Live crosswind meter
5LS9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KF17, 29 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1500 local
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5LS9
- City
- Zwolle
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 218 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.5316, -93.7077
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,093 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KF17
- TAF
- Nearest KPOE
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 17m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ammons Airport (5LS9)
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