Headland Municipal Airport (K0J6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDHN), K0J6 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Headland Municipal Airport in Headland, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDHN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Headland Municipal Airport (K0J6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Headland, AL at a field elevation of 359 ft. K0J6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDHN, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 17/35), the longest 5,002 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDHN, 7.5 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDHN 280953Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A3023 RMK AO1 SLP235 T01170083
What changed at KDHN (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K0J6
Based on the nearest station (KDHN), K0J6 is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately -350 ft (field elevation 359 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35FAV | 2,865 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 09 | 5,002 ft | ASPH-G | 2 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 27 | 5,002 ft | ASPH-G | 2 kt tail | 4 kt right |
| 17 | 2,865 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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K0J6 runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 09/275,002 × 80 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K0J6Wind
- 09
- 2 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 27
- 2 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/352,865 × 162 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K0J6Wind
- 17
- 4 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K0J6 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 K0J6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
TLH UA /OV TLH330020/TM 0405/FL340/TP B752/TB LGT CHOP
TLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TLH330020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0405Reported at 04:05 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B752Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K0J6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDHN reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
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.
- 09
- 55%
- 35
- 35%
- 17
- 6%
- 27
- 4%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (12:20 AM CDT)
TAF KDHN 280520Z 2806/2906 04004KT P6SM SCT250 FM281400 05010KT P6SM SCT100 FM282200 03004KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
K0J6's AWOS-3PT isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KDHN, 7.5 nm away.
Wind is 35° off runway 35, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27, 17/35 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 · Jet A
- Attended
- Mon - Fri 0800 - 1700 local; Sat - Sun UNATTENDED local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KHDL
- FAA LID
- HDL
- City
- Headland
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 359 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.3643, -85.3118
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,002 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-3PT, not in the national feed (using KDHN)
- TAF
- Nearest KDHN
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 59m
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Pilot PIREPs for Headland Municipal Airport (K0J6)
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