Big Sky Farms Airport (6AL5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KALX), 6AL5 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Big Sky Farms Airport in Speed, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KALX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Big Sky Farms Airport (6AL5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Speed, AL at a field elevation of 529 ft. 6AL5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KALX, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 3 physical runways (09/27, 9A, 27D), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMXF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KALX, 16.9 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.29 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KALX 281235Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM 10/08 A3029 RMK AO2
What changed at KALX (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 6AL5
Based on the nearest station (KALX), 6AL5 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately -400 ft (field elevation 529 ft). 6AL5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMXF, about 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9AFAV | 4,000 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 27D | 4,000 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 09 | 4,000 ft | ASPH | 2 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 27 | 4,000 ft | ASPH | 2 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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6AL5 runways
3 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 09/274,000 × 60 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6AL5Wind
- 09
- 2 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 27
- 2 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
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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 5→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
6AL5 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 6AL5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GZH UA /OV MVC/TM 1602/FL300/TP B738/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZTLFD 11
GZH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MVCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1602Reported at 16:02 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.RM ZTLFD 11Remarks.Show raw report
GAD UA /OV GAD/TM 1500/FL300/TP A321/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300/RM DURC ZTLFD 03
GAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300Turbulence: continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft.RM DURC ZTLFD 03Remarks.Show raw report
GAD UA /OV GAD/TM 1457/FL260/TP B737/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300/RM DURC ZTLFD 03
GAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1457Reported at 14:57 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300Turbulence: continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft.RM DURC ZTLFD 03Remarks.Show raw report
GZH UA /OV MVC/TM 1416/FL290/TP B737/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZTLFD 11
GZH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MVCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1416Reported at 14:16 UTC.FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.RM ZTLFD 11Remarks.Show raw report
BHM UA /OV BHM315030/TM 1358/FL230/TP E145/TA M10/IC LGT RIME/RM ZME 31
BHM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BHM315030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP E145Aircraft type reporting.TA M10Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM ZME 31Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 6AL5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KALX reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 47%
- 9A/27D
- 32%
- 27
- 21%
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Live crosswind meter
6AL5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KALX, 17 nm away.
Wind is 69° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Runway 09/27 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 6AL5
- City
- Speed
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 529 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.7395, -86.2252
- Runways
- 3 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KALX
- TAF
- Nearest KMXF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 28m
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Pilot PIREPs for Big Sky Farms Airport (6AL5)
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