North Pickens Airport (K3M8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTCL), K3M8 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near North Pickens Airport in Reform, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTCL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
North Pickens Airport (K3M8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Reform, AL at a field elevation of 237 ft. K3M8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTCL, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 5,144 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTCL, 22.2 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 8 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 30.30 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KTCL 281353Z 00000KT 8SM CLR 13/11 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP259 T01330111
What changed at KTCL (nearest station)?
Since the 1253Z (7:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 30.28 → 30.30 inHg.
Current pilot readout for K3M8
Based on the nearest station (KTCL), K3M8 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -400 ft (field elevation 237 ft). K3M8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTCL, about 22 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 calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 5,144 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 19 | 5,144 ft | ASP | - | - |
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K3M8 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.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 01/195,144 × 80 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K3M8Wind
- 01
- no steady wind
- 19
- no steady wind
1 active equipment NOTAMView 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 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K3M8 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of K3M8
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BHM UA /OV BHM315030/TM 1358/FL230/TP E145/TA M10/IC LGT RIME/RM ZME 31
BHM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BHM315030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP E145Aircraft type reporting.TA M10Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM ZME 31Remarks.Show raw report
BHM UA /OV VUZ/TM 1255/FL300/TP A321/SK TOP 300/RM ZTLFD-03
BHM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV VUZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP 300Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZTLFD-03Remarks.Show raw report
GAD UA /OV GAD180030/TM 1255/FL260/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP 260/RM DURC ZTLFD-03
GAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GAD180030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOP 260Turbulence: continuous light chop 260.RM DURC ZTLFD-03Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K3M8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTCL reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 78%
- 19
- 22%
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Live crosswind meter
K3M8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTCL, 22 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3M8
- City
- Reform
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 237 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.3868, -88.0066
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,144 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTCL
- TAF
- Nearest KTCL
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 51m
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Pilot PIREPs for North Pickens Airport (K3M8)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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