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Frank Sikes Airport (K04A) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTOI), K04A is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Frank Sikes Airport in Luverne, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTOI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Frank Sikes Airport (K04A) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Luverne, AL at a field elevation of 302 ft. K04A has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTOI, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 4,649 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMGM.

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VFR
Observed 1653Z (11:53 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTOI, 14.8 nm away.

Wind
VRB 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.25"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 47°F / 8°C

Wind variable at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KTOI 281653Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM -RA CLR 22/08 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP241 P0000 T02220083

What changed at KTOI (nearest station)?

Since the 1553Z (10:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.27 → 30.25 inHg.

Current pilot readout for K04A

Based on the nearest station (KTOI), K04A is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 850 ft (field elevation 302 ft). K04A does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMGM, about 35 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 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
04--
22--

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K04A 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.

  • Runway 04/22
    4,649 × 80 ft · ASPH-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K04A
    Wind
    04
    no steady wind
    22
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061217Z05Z16Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K04A weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 K04A

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1602Z (11:02 AM CDT) · 58 NM W of K04A · 30,000 ft MSL · B738
light to moderate chop turbulence
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GZH UA /OV MVC/TM 1602/FL300/TP B738/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZTLFD 11
GZH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MVCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1602Reported at 16:02 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.
RM ZTLFD 11Remarks.
PIREP1416Z (9:16 AM CDT) · 58 NM W of K04A · 29,000 ft MSL · B737
light to moderate chop turbulence
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GZH UA /OV MVC/TM 1416/FL290/TP B737/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZTLFD 11
GZH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MVCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1416Reported at 14:16 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.
RM ZTLFD 11Remarks.
PIREP1141Z (6:41 AM CDT) · 29 NM N of K04A · 21,000 ft MSL · C68A
continuous light chop turbulence
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MGM UA /OV MGM/TM 1141/FL210/TP C68A/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-13
MGM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MGMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1141Reported at 11:41 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZTLFD-13Remarks.
PIREP1140Z (6:40 AM CDT) · 29 NM N of K04A · 23,000 ft MSL · E170
light turbulence
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MGM UA /OV MGM/TM 1140/FL230/TP E170/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD-13
MGM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MGMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1140Reported at 11:40 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM ZTLFD-13Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at K04A

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTOI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

04
83%
22
17%

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Live crosswind meter

K04A has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTOI, 15 nm away.

N0422wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Asphalt · 4,649 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Frank Sikes Airport (K04A) with runway 04/22 marked
N ↑

Runway 04/22 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Unattended all day
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
04A
City
Luverne
State
Alabama
Country
United States
Elevation
302 ft
Coordinates
31.7363, -86.2625
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,649 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KTOI
TAF
Nearest KMGM
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 34m

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Pilot PIREPs for Frank Sikes Airport (K04A)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Frank Sikes Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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