Benedick Airport (AL37) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSXS), AL37 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 4 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Benedick Airport in Jack, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSXS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Benedick Airport (AL37) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Jack, AL at a field elevation of 335 ft. AL37 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSXS, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOZR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSXS, 13.3 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 4 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSXS 282255Z AUTO 07004KT 8SM CLR 21/09 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 T02100086
What changed at KSXS (nearest station)?
Since the 2155Z (4:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature down 3°C.
Current pilot readout for AL37
Based on the nearest station (KSXS), AL37 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 4 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (08). Density altitude is approximately 850 ft (field elevation 335 ft). AL37 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOZR, about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08FAV | 1,800 ft | TURF-F | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 26 | 1,800 ft | TURF-F | 4 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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AL37 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 08/261,800 × 50 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at AL37Wind
- 08
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 26
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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.
AL37 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of AL37
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ECP UA /OV MAI241038 /TM 2107 /FL320 /TP A21N /SK SKC /TA M41 /WV 27033KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
ECP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MAI241038Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2107Reported at 21:07 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M41Outside air temperature, °C.WV 27033KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.Show raw report
ARP UAL2132 3026N 08537W 2106 F320 269/033KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL2132 3026N 08537W 210…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.Show raw report
CXU UA /OV PZD179031 /TM 1759 /FL350 /TP A21N /SK SKC /TA M47 /WV 27038KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
CXU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PZD179031Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1759Reported at 17:59 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M47Outside air temperature, °C.WV 27038KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at AL37
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSXS reported mostly VFR across 30 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 25,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 08
- 86%
- 26
- 14%
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Live crosswind meter
AL37 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSXS, 13 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 08, 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
- AL37
- City
- Jack
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 335 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.5550, -85.9773
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSXS
- TAF
- Nearest KOZR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 23h 12m
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Pilot PIREPs for Benedick Airport (AL37)
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