Southfork Airport (81TN) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:35 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K0A9), 81TN is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Southfork Airport in Bristol, TN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K0A9): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Southfork Airport (81TN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bristol, TN at a field elevation of 1,500 ft. 81TN has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K0A9, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 925 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTRI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K0A9, 8 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.33 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K0A9 280935Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A3033 RMK AO2
What changed at K0A9 (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (5:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (5:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 81TN
Based on the nearest station (K0A9), 81TN is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (32). Density altitude is approximately 750 ft (field elevation 1,500 ft). 81TN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTRI, about 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32FAV | 925 ft | Turf | 2 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 14 | 925 ft | Turf | 2 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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81TN 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 14/32925 × 40 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 81TNWind
- 14
- 2 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 2 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
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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→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
81TN 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 81TN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K0A9 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 12 kt. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 14
- 60%
- 32
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
81TN has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K0A9, 8 nm away.
Wind is 66° off runway 32, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 14/32 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
- 81TN
- City
- Bristol
- State
- Tennessee
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,500 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.5045, -82.1587
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 925 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K0A9
- TAF
- Nearest KTRI
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 12h 40m
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Pilot PIREPs for Southfork Airport (81TN)
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