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Peterson Field (7AL2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for 7AL2 right now.

Aviation weather near Peterson Field in Steele, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGAD): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Peterson Field (7AL2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Steele, AL at a field elevation of 600 ft. 7AL2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGAD, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 1,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBHM.

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No data
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No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGAD, 12.8 nm away.

Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

Current pilot readout for 7AL2

A current METAR is not available for 7AL2 right now. The nearest reporting station is KGAD. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

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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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
17--
35--

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7AL2 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.

  • Runway 17/35
    1,000 × 50 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 7AL2
    Wind
    17
    no steady wind
    35
    no steady wind
    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.

7AL2 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 7AL2

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1500Z (10:00 AM CDT) · 13 NM NE of 7AL2 · during climb · A321
continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft turbulence
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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.
PIREP1457Z (9:57 AM CDT) · 13 NM NE of 7AL2 · during climb · B737
continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft turbulence
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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.
PIREP1415Z (9:15 AM CDT) · 40 NM NW of 7AL2 · 28,000 ft MSL · GLF4
continuous light chop turbulence
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MDQ UA /OV RQZ180020/TM 1415/FL280/TP GLF4/SK TOP300/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD 06
MDQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RQZ180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1415Reported at 14:15 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP GLF4Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP300Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZTLFD 06Remarks.
PIREP1358Z (8:58 AM CDT) · 44 NM W of 7AL2 · 23,000 ft MSL · E145
light rime icing
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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.
PIREP1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) · 25 NM SE of 7AL2 · during climb · B737
continuous light chop 260 turbulence
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GAD UA /OV GAD180030/TM 1255/FL260/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP 260/RM DURC ZTLFD-03
GAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GAD180030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 260Turbulence: continuous light chop 260.
RM DURC ZTLFD-03Remarks.
PIREP1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) · 32 NM W of 7AL2 · 30,000 ft MSL · A321
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BHM UA /OV VUZ/TM 1255/FL300/TP A321/SK TOP 300/RM ZTLFD-03
BHM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VUZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 300Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZTLFD-03Remarks.
PIREP1141Z (6:41 AM CDT) · 99 NM S of 7AL2 · 21,000 ft MSL · C68A
continuous light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1140Z (6:40 AM CDT) · 99 NM S of 7AL2 · 23,000 ft MSL · E170
light turbulence
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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 7AL2

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Peterson Field (7AL2)
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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
7AL2
City
Steele
State
Alabama
Country
United States
Elevation
600 ft
Coordinates
33.8648, -86.3108
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGAD
TAF
Nearest KBHM
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 30m

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Pilot PIREPs for Peterson Field (7AL2)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Peterson Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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