Henley Ranch Airport (AL43) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KNMM), AL43 is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Henley Ranch Airport in Geiger, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KNMM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Henley Ranch Airport (AL43) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Geiger, AL at a field elevation of 200 ft. AL43 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KNMM, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNMM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KNMM, 24.1 nm away.
Wind variable at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 20,000 ft, temperature 26°C (78°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KNMM 281856Z VRB04KT 10SM FEW200 26/08 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP236 T02560078
What changed at KNMM (nearest station)?
Since the 1756Z (12:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind direction is now variable.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.24 → 30.20 inHg.
Current pilot readout for AL43
Based on the nearest station (KNMM), AL43 is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 200 ft). AL43 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNMM, about 24 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 4 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 3,000 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 28 | 3,000 ft | TURF | - | - |
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AL43 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 10/283,000 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at AL43Wind
- 10
- no steady wind
- 28
- 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
AL43 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 AL43
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MEI UA /OV MEI170050/TM 1450/FL270/TP C68A/TB LGT-MOD 270/RM SMALL POCKET. ZME 46
MEI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MEI170050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1450Reported at 14:50 UTC.FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.TP C68AAircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD 270Turbulence: light to moderate 270.RM SMALL POCKET. ZME 46Remarks.Show raw report
BHM UA /OV BHM315030/TM 1358/FL230/TP E145/TA M10/IC LGT RIME/RM ZME 31
BHM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BHM315030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP E145Aircraft type reporting.TA M10Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM ZME 31Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at AL43
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KNMM reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 20,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 10
- 72%
- 28
- 28%
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Live crosswind meter
AL43 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KNMM, 24 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- AL43
- City
- Geiger
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 200 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.9120, -88.3388
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KNMM
- TAF
- Nearest KNMM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 25m
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Pilot PIREPs for Henley Ranch Airport (AL43)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Henley Ranch Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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