Cottonwood Airport (6LA1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGLH), 6LA1 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Cottonwood Airport in Lake Providence, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGLH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cottonwood Airport (6LA1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lake Providence, LA at a field elevation of 120 ft. 6LA1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGLH, about 32 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 3,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGLH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGLH, 31.9 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGLH 281253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/05 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP244 T01060050
What changed at KGLH (nearest station)?
Since the 1153Z (6:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 30.21 → 30.23 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 6LA1
Based on the nearest station (KGLH), 6LA1 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -750 ft (field elevation 120 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | 3,500 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 21 | 3,500 ft | TURF | - | - |
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6LA1 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 03/213,500 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6LA1Wind
- 03
- no steady wind
- 21
- 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 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
6LA1 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 6LA1
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGLH reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 03
- 59%
- 21
- 41%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (6:20 AM CDT)
TAF KGLH 281120Z 2812/2912 12005KT P6SM SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
6LA1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGLH, 32 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily SR-SS local
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 6LA1
- City
- Lake Providence
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 120 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.9840, -91.2059
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGLH
- TAF
- Nearest KGLH
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 2m
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Pilot PIREPs for Cottonwood Airport (6LA1)
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