Searchlight Airport (K1L3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIFP), K1L3 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Searchlight Airport in Searchlight, NV, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIFP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Searchlight Airport (K1L3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Searchlight, NV at a field elevation of 3,413 ft. K1L3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIFP, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 5,040 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIFP, 24.4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KIFP 281853Z 21006KT 10SM CLR 25/04 A2995
What changed at KIFP (nearest station)?
Since the 1750Z (10:50 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.97 → 29.95 inHg.
Current pilot readout for K1L3
Based on the nearest station (KIFP), K1L3 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 5,400 ft (field elevation 3,413 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 5,040 ft | ASPH-G | 5 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 34 | 5,040 ft | ASPH-G | 5 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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K1L3 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 16/345,040 × 70 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K1L3Wind
- 16
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 5 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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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 8→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K1L3 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 K1L3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIFP reported mostly VFR across 53 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 34
- 55%
- 16
- 45%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1721Z (10:21 AM PDT)
TAF KIFP 281721Z 2818/2918 20006KT P6SM FEW250 FM281900 20010G18KT P6SM BKN250 FM290200 20007KT P6SM BKN250 FM290400 16005KT P6SM BKN250 FM291500 VRB06KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250
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Live crosswind meter
K1L3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIFP, 24 nm away.
Wind is 34° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1L3
- City
- Searchlight
- State
- Nevada
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,413 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.4444, -114.9090
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,040 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIFP
- TAF
- Nearest KIFP
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 5h 7m
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Pilot PIREPs for Searchlight Airport (K1L3)
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