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Cloudmont Airpark (AL09) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for AL09 right now.

Aviation weather near Cloudmont Airpark in Mentone, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K4A9): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Cloudmont Airpark (AL09) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mentone, AL at a field elevation of 1,692 ft. AL09 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K4A9, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,450 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCHA.

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No data
Awaiting observationlive · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K4A9, 7.4 nm away.

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

What changed at K4A9 (nearest station)?

Since the 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for AL09

A current METAR is not available for AL09 right now. The nearest reporting station is K4A9. 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
18--
36--

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AL09 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 18/36
    2,450 × 80 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at AL09
    Wind
    18
    no steady wind
    36
    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.

24-hour trend

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

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061212Z00Z12Z

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

AL09 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 AL09

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

PIREP1110Z (6:10 AM CDT) · 93 NM NW of AL09 · 13,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous moderate chop 13,000–21,000 ft turbulence
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BNA UA /OV BNA180020/TM 1110/FL130/TP B738/TB CONS MOD CHOP 130-210/RM ZME60
BNA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BNA180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1110Reported at 11:10 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS MOD CHOP 130-210Turbulence: continuous moderate chop 13,000–21,000 ft.
RM ZME60Remarks.
PIREP1040Z (5:40 AM CDT) · 80 NM NE of AL09 · 24,000 ft MSL · A21N
light turbulence
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CSV UA /OV HCH120010/TM 1040/FL240/TP A21N/TB LGT /RM ZTLFD-37
CSV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HCH120010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1040Reported at 10:40 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM ZTLFD-37Remarks.
PIREP1038Z (5:38 AM CDT) · 86 NM N of AL09 · 25,000 ft MSL · A321
light chop turbulence
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CSV UA /OV HCH355006/TM 1038/FL250/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-37
CSV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HCH355006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1038Reported at 10:38 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZTLFD-37Remarks.
PIREP0859Z (3:59 AM CDT) · 73 NM N of AL09 · 31,000 ft MSL · A321
continuous light occasional moderate turbulence
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BNA UA /OV BNA135040/TM 0859/FL310/TP A321/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD/RM ZME62
BNA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BNA135040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0859Reported at 08:59 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MODTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate.
RM ZME62Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at AL09

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K4A9 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 1 flight-category change. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 1

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

36
65%
18
35%

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Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Cloudmont Airpark (AL09) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
AL09
City
Mentone
State
Alabama
Country
United States
Elevation
1,692 ft
Coordinates
34.5334, -85.5902
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,450 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K4A9
TAF
Nearest KCHA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
10h 36m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Cloudmont Airpark (AL09)

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 Cloudmont Airpark, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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