Sells Airport (71AL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:00 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPRN), 71AL is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Sells Airport in Greenville, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPRN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sells Airport (71AL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Greenville, AL at a field elevation of 380 ft. 71AL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPRN, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMGM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPRN, 4.9 nm away.
Wind from the east (090°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPRN 281600Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP192 T02170094
What changed at KPRN (nearest station)?
Since the 1500Z (10:00 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature up 3°C.
Current pilot readout for 71AL
Based on the nearest station (KPRN), 71AL is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 850 ft (field elevation 380 ft). 71AL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMGM, about 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 1,800 ft | TURF | 0 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 36 | 1,800 ft | TURF | 0 kt head | 6 kt right |
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71AL 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 18/361,800 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 71ALWind
- 18
- 0 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 0 kt headwind · 6 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 23 h: wind 5→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
71AL 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 71AL
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
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
MGM UA /OV MGM/TM 1141/FL210/TP C68A/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-13
MGM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MGMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1141Reported at 11:41 UTC.FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.TP C68AAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZTLFD-13Remarks.Show raw report
MGM UA /OV MGM/TM 1140/FL230/TP E170/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD-13
MGM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MGMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1140Reported at 11:40 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB LGTTurbulence: light.RM ZTLFD-13Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 71AL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPRN reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 73%
- 18
- 27%
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Live crosswind meter
71AL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPRN, 4.9 nm away.
Wind is 90° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- 71AL
- City
- Greenville
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 380 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.8086, -86.5241
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPRN
- TAF
- Nearest KMGM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 34m
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Pilot PIREPs for Sells Airport (71AL)
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