Myrtle Grove Airport (68LS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:56 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHEZ), 68LS is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Myrtle Grove Airport in Waterproof, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHEZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Myrtle Grove Airport (68LS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Waterproof, LA at a field elevation of 71 ft. 68LS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHEZ, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (13/31, 18/36), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHEZ.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHEZ, 12.6 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHEZ 281456Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR 22/14 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP237 T02170144 51009 $
What changed at KHEZ (nearest station)?
Since the 1356Z (8:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature up 3°C.
Current pilot readout for 68LS
Based on the nearest station (KHEZ), 68LS is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 13, 18. Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 71 ft). 68LS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHEZ, about 13 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2,500 ft | Turf/Dirt | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 13FAV | 1,300 ft | Turf | 4 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 36 | 2,500 ft | Turf/Dirt | 4 kt tail | 1 kt right |
| 31 | 1,300 ft | Turf | 4 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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68LS runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 13/311,300 × 60 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 68LSWind
- 13
- 4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 4 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/362,500 × 80 ft · Turf/DirtCurrent useno stated-runway source at 68LSWind
- 18
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 6→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
68LS 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 68LS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHEZ reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 53%
- 13
- 30%
- 18
- 14%
- 31
- 3%
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Live crosswind meter
68LS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHEZ, 13 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31, 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 68LS
- City
- Waterproof
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 71 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.8146, -91.3703
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHEZ
- TAF
- Nearest KHEZ
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 10m
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