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Star Dusters Airport (8TA9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOPL), 8TA9 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Star Dusters Airport in Washington, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOPL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Star Dusters Airport (8TA9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Washington, LA at a field elevation of 37 ft. 8TA9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOPL, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLFT.

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VFR
Observed 2215Z (5:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOPL, 5.5 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 53°F / 12°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KOPL 282215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/12 A3013 RMK AO2 T02600116

What changed at KOPL (nearest station)?

Since the 2215Z (5:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2215Z (5:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 8TA9

Based on the nearest station (KOPL), 8TA9 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 37 ft). 8TA9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLFT, about 27 nm away.

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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
E--
W--

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061222Z10Z22Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

8TA9 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 8TA9

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

PIREP2215Z (5:15 PM CDT) · 69 NM N of 8TA9 · 38,000 ft MSL · C680
light turbulence
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MLU UA /OV SWB110030/TM 2215/FL380/TP C680/TB LGT/RM ZHU
MLU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SWB110030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2215Reported at 22:15 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP C680Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP2159Z (4:59 PM CDT) · 73 NM NW of 8TA9 · 36,000 ft MSL · B738
moderate turbulence
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IAH UA /OV SWB200020/TM 2159/FL360/TP B738/TB MOD/RM ZHU
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SWB200020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2159Reported at 21:59 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP2141Z (4:41 PM CDT) · 100 NM NE of 8TA9 · 34,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light clear-air turbulence
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HEZ UA /OV HEZ045030/TM 2141/FL340/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CAT/RM ZHU
HEZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HEZ045030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2141Reported at 21:41 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CATTurbulence: continuous light clear-air turbulence.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP2102Z (4:02 PM CDT) · 73 NM NW of 8TA9 · 34,000 ft MSL · E75L
moderate chop turbulence
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MLU UA /OV SWB200020/TM 2102/FL340/TP E75L/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
MLU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SWB200020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2102Reported at 21:02 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP2058Z (3:58 PM CDT) · 37 NM SE of 8TA9 · 32,000 ft MSL · A321
intermittent continuous light chop turbulence
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LFT UA /OV LFT090020/TM 2058/FL320/TP A321/TB INTMT CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
LFT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LFT090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2058Reported at 20:58 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1942Z (2:42 PM CDT) · 86 NM NW of 8TA9 · 43,000 ft MSL · GLF6
light to moderate chop turbulence
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AEX UA /OV AEX265056/TM 1942/FL430/TP GLF6/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AEX265056Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1942Reported at 19:42 UTC.
FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.
TP GLF6Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1923Z (2:23 PM CDT) · 63 NM NW of 8TA9 · 35,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light chop turbulence
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MLU UA /OV SWB190030/TM 1923/FL350/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
MLU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SWB190030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1923Reported at 19:23 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1821Z (1:21 PM CDT) · 72 NM NW of 8TA9 · 36,000 ft MSL · B738
light chop turbulence
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AEX UA /OV AEX300030/TM 1821/FL360/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW86
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AEX300030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1821Reported at 18:21 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZFW86Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 8TA9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOPL reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 99%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,400 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

E/W
100%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Star Dusters Airport (8TA9)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8TA9
City
Washington
State
Louisiana
Country
United States
Elevation
37 ft
Coordinates
30.6437, -92.0583
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOPL
TAF
Nearest KLFT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
45m

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Pilot PIREPs for Star Dusters Airport (8TA9)

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

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