Ban Farm Airport (AL88) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:54 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KNBJ), AL88 is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ban Farm Airport in Lillian, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KNBJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ban Farm Airport (AL88) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lillian, AL at a field elevation of 80 ft. AL88 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KNBJ, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,320 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNPA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KNBJ, 8.8 nm away.
Wind from the north (010°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KNBJ 280854Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 12/11 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01220106 58006 $
What changed at KNBJ (nearest station)?
Since the 0754Z (2:54 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0754Z (2:54 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for AL88
Based on the nearest station (KNBJ), AL88 is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately -550 ft (field elevation 80 ft). AL88 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNPA, about 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 1,320 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 27 | 1,320 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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AL88 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 09/271,320 × 95 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at AL88Wind
- 09
- 1 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 27
- 1 kt tailwind · 5 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 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
AL88 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at AL88
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KNBJ reported mostly VFR across 20 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 96%
- 27
- 4%
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Live crosswind meter
AL88 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KNBJ, 8.8 nm away.
Wind is 81° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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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
- 24 hours
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- AL88
- City
- Lillian
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 80 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.4270, -87.4714
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,320 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KNBJ
- TAF
- Nearest KNPA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 56m
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Nearby airports
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RC flying fields nearby
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- Fly Boyz RC Club - Horak Field , Elberta, AL · 6 mi
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- South Alabama RC Modelers - S Cedar St , Foley, AL · 13 mi
Pilot PIREPs for Ban Farm Airport (AL88)
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