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New Horizon Airport (AL29) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:15 AM CDT, Oct 29, based on the nearest station (KCMD), AL29 is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near New Horizon Airport in Blountsville, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCMD): conditions and runway crosswinds.

New Horizon Airport (AL29) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Blountsville, AL at a field elevation of 750 ft. AL29 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCMD, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHSV.

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VFR
Observed 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCMD, 13.9 nm away.

Wind
VRB 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.30"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 59°F / 15°C

Wind variable at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.30 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCMD 291615Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 22/15 A3030 RMK AO2

What changed at KCMD (nearest station)?

Since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for AL29

Based on the nearest station (KCMD), AL29 is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 750 ft). AL29 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHSV, about 31 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 variable at 5 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
16--
34--

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AL29 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 16/34
    2,500 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at AL29
    Wind
    16
    no steady wind
    34
    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
061316Z04Z16Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

AL29 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 AL29

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

PIREP1344Z (8:44 AM CDT) · 89 NM NE of AL29 · during descent · E545
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CHA UA /OV CHA/TM 1344/FLDURD/TP E545/SK BASES002
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1344Reported at 13:44 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E545Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1320Z (8:20 AM CDT) · 85 NM NE of AL29 · 1,100 ft MSL · A319
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CHA UA /OV CHA200005/TM 1320/FL011/TP A319/SK OVC-TOP011/WX FG
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHA200005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1320Reported at 13:20 UTC.
FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC-TOP011Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FGWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1309Z (8:09 AM CDT) · 31 NM SW of AL29 · 27,000 ft MSL · BCS3
continuous light chop turbulence
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BHM UA /OV VUZ/TM 1309/FL270/TP BCS3/TB CONS LGT CHOP/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 1309Reported at 13:09 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZTLFD 03Remarks.
PIREP1208Z (7:08 AM CDT) · 31 NM SW of AL29 · 36,000 ft MSL · B738
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BHM UA /OV VUZ/TM 1208/FL360/TP B738/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZTLFD 02
BHM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VUZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1208Reported at 12:08 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZTLFD 02Remarks.
PIREP1132Z (6:32 AM CDT) · 89 NM NE of AL29 · 700 ft MSL · A320
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CHA UA /OV CHA/TM 1132/FL007/TP A320/WX FG
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1132Reported at 11:32 UTC.
FL007Altitude: 700 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
WX FGWeather and flight visibility observed.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at AL29

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCMD reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 11 kt. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/6 kt
Max gust: 11 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,900 ft
Lowest vis: 6 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

34
53%
16
47%

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Live crosswind meter

AL29 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCMD, 14 nm away.

N1634wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of New Horizon Airport (AL29)
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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

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
AL29
City
Blountsville
State
Alabama
Country
United States
Elevation
750 ft
Coordinates
34.1293, -86.6333
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCMD
TAF
Nearest KHSV
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 21m

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Pilot PIREPs for New Horizon Airport (AL29)

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 New Horizon Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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