4B Ranch Airport (9LS9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTVR), 9LS9 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near 4B Ranch Airport in Tallulah, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTVR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
4B Ranch Airport (9LS9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tallulah, LA at a field elevation of 80 ft. 9LS9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTVR, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 2,360 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMLU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTVR, 16.3 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KTVR 280953Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR 16/11 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP227 T01610106
What changed at KTVR (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 9LS9
Based on the nearest station (KTVR), 9LS9 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately -100 ft (field elevation 80 ft). 9LS9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMLU, about 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 2,360 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 28 | 2,360 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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9LS9 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 10/282,360 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 9LS9Wind
- 10
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 28
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 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 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
9LS9 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 9LS9
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
GWO UA /OV SQS135020/TM 0657/FL250/TP B190/TA M20/IC LGT RIME/RM ZME43
GWO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SQS135020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0657Reported at 06:57 UTC.FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.TA M20Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM ZME43Remarks.Show raw report
AEX UA /OV AEX140025/TM 0526/FL220/TP PC12/TA M15/IC MOD RIME 220/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AEX140025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0526Reported at 05:26 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TA M15Outside air temperature, °C.IC MOD RIME 220Icing: moderate rime 220.RM ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 9LS9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTVR reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 10
- 83%
- 28
- 17%
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Live crosswind meter
9LS9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTVR, 16 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 9LS9
- City
- Tallulah
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 80 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.4050, -91.3433
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,360 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTVR
- TAF
- Nearest KMLU
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 22m
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Pilot PIREPs for 4B Ranch Airport (9LS9)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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