Willow Point Airport (AL71) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KALX), AL71 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 1 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Willow Point Airport in Our Town, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KALX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Willow Point Airport (AL71) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Our Town, AL at a field elevation of 552 ft. AL71 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KALX, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 4,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMXF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KALX, 6.7 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 1 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KALX 282335Z AUTO 02001KT 10SM 16/11 A3020 RMK AO2
What changed at KALX (nearest station)?
Since the 2315Z (6:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Rain ended (-RA).
Current pilot readout for AL71
Based on the nearest station (KALX), AL71 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 1 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (08). Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 552 ft). AL71 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMXF, about 32 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 | 4,500 ft | ASPH | 1 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 26 | 4,500 ft | ASPH | 1 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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AL71 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 08/264,500 × 60 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at AL71Wind
- 08
- 1 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 26
- 1 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 1→1 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
AL71 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at AL71
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KALX reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 08
- 67%
- 26
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
AL71 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KALX, 6.7 nm away.
Wind is 56° off runway 08, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- AL71
- City
- Our Town
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 552 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.8037, -85.9805
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KALX
- TAF
- Nearest KMXF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 23h 1m
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Pilot PIREPs for Willow Point Airport (AL71)
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