Flying C's Plantation Airport (AL51) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:56 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KAUO), AL51 is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Flying C's Plantation Airport in Crawford, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAUO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Flying C's Plantation Airport (AL51) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Crawford, AL at a field elevation of 395 ft. AL51 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAUO, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 1,860 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLSF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAUO, 13.8 nm away.
Wind variable at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KAUO 271956Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 24/09 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP224 T02440089 $
What changed at KAUO (nearest station)?
Since the 1856Z (1:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1856Z (1:56 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for AL51
Based on the nearest station (KAUO), AL51 is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 395 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1,860 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 30 | 1,860 ft | TURF | - | - |
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AL51 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 12/301,860 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at AL51Wind
- 12
- no steady wind
- 30
- no steady wind
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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 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
AL51 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 AL51
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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TLH UA /OV TLH350035/TM 1938/FL390/TP CL60/TB OCNL LGT-MOD CHOP
TLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TLH350035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1938Reported at 19:38 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP CL60Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: occasional light to moderate chop.Show raw report
JAX UA /OV PZD120020/TM 1701/FL450/TP C750/TB OCNL LGT-MOD CHOP
JAX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PZD120020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1701Reported at 17:01 UTC.FL450Altitude: 45,000 ft MSL.TP C750Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: occasional light to moderate chop.Show raw report
TLH UA /OV PZD180010/TM 1515/FL390/TP A319/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
TLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PZD180010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1515Reported at 15:15 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.Show raw report
TLH UA /OV PZD240020/TM 1449/FL430/TP C25B/TB OCNL LGT-MOD CHOP
TLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PZD240020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1449Reported at 14:49 UTC.FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.TP C25BAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: occasional light to moderate chop.Show raw report
LSF UA /OV EUF/TM 1449/FL430/TP C25B/TB LGT-MOD INTMT/RM ZTLFD-08
LSF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EUFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1449Reported at 14:49 UTC.FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.TP C25BAircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD INTMTTurbulence: light to moderate intermittent.RM ZTLFD-08Remarks.Show raw report
MCN UA /OV MCN230035/TM 1409/FL430/TP LJ75/TB LGT-MOD/RM ZTLFD-27
MCN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MCN230035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1409Reported at 14:09 UTC.FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.TP LJ75Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.RM ZTLFD-27Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at AL51
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAUO reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 81%
- 30
- 19%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1726Z (12:26 PM CDT)
TAF KAUO 271726Z 2718/2818 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM280000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
AL51 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAUO, 14 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
- AL51
- City
- Crawford
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 395 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.4161, -85.2992
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,860 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAUO
- TAF
- Nearest KLSF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 2h 55m
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Pilot PIREPs for Flying C's Plantation Airport (AL51)
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