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Le Gros Memorial Airport (K3R2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:35 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (K3R7), K3R2 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Le Gros Memorial Airport in Crowley, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K3R7): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Le Gros Memorial Airport (K3R2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Crowley, LA at a field elevation of 14 ft. K3R2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K3R7, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (04/22, 13/31), the longest 4,304 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1535Z (10:35 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K3R7, 11.1 nm away.

Wind
100° 13 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.22"
Temp / Dew
76°F / 25°C
dew 59°F / 15°C

Wind from the east (100°) at 13 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (76°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K3R7 271535Z AUTO 10013KT 10SM CLR 25/15 A3022 RMK AO2 T02460150

What changed at K3R7 (nearest station)?

Since the 1515Z (10:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1515Z (10:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K3R2

Based on the nearest station (K3R7), K3R2 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 14 ft). K3R2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLFT, about 26 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
13FAV11 kt head7 kt left
047 kt head11 kt right
227 kt tail11 kt left
3111 kt tail7 kt right

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K3R2 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.

  • Runway 04/22
    4,304 × 150 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K3R2
    Wind
    04
    7 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
    22
    7 kt tailwind · 11 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 13/31
    4,003 × 150 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K3R2
    Wind
    13
    11 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
    31
    11 kt tailwind · 7 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0102015Z03Z15Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→13 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K3R2 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 K3R2

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

PIREP1515Z (10:15 AM CDT) · 66 NM N of K3R2 · 28,000 ft MSL · A319
light chop turbulence
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AEX UA /OV KAEX30005/TM 1515/FL280/TP A319/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KAEX30005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1515Reported at 15:15 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1502Z (10:02 AM CDT) · 32 NM NE of K3R2 · 37,000 ft MSL · A320
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LFT UA /OV KLFT360015/TM 1502/FL370/TP A320/TB NEG/RM ZHU
LFT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLFT360015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1502Reported at 15:02 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1428Z (9:28 AM CDT) · 51 NM N of K3R2 · 36,000 ft MSL · A321
continuous light chop 360 turbulence
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AEX UA /OV AEX170015/TM 1428/FL360/TP A321/TB CONS LGT CHOP 360/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AEX170015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1428Reported at 14:28 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 360Turbulence: continuous light chop 360.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1413Z (9:13 AM CDT) · 38 NM SW of K3R2 · 31,000 ft MSL · B737
light chop turbulence
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LCH UA /OV LCH167022/TM 1413/FL310/TP B737/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
LCH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LCH167022Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1413Reported at 14:13 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1405Z (9:05 AM CDT) · 84 NM N of K3R2 · 34,000 ft MSL · B739
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AEX UA /OV AEX045025/TM 1405/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG CHOP/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AEX045025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1405Reported at 14:05 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1351Z (8:51 AM CDT) · 25 NM E of K3R2 · 37,000 ft MSL · B737
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LFT UA /OV KLLA180035/TM 1351/FL370/TP B737/RM WSMOOTH ZHU
LFT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLLA180035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1351Reported at 13:51 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
RM WSMOOTH ZHURemarks.
PIREP1340Z (8:40 AM CDT) · 81 NM W of K3R2 · 16,900 ft MSL · A321
smooth turbulence
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BPT UA /OV KSBI285030/TM 1340/FL169/TP A321/TB SMOOTH/RM ZHU
BPT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSBI285030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1340Reported at 13:40 UTC.
FL169Altitude: 16,900 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1256Z (7:56 AM CDT) · 88 NM NE of K3R2 · 24,000 ft MSL · E145
occasional moderate turbulence
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AEX UA /OV AEX065040/TM 1256/FL240/TP E145/TB OCNL MOD/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AEX065040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1256Reported at 12:56 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL MODTurbulence: occasional moderate.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K3R2

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K3R7 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,800 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,800 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: E
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
59%
13
39%
22
1%
31
1%

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Live crosswind meter

K3R2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K3R7, 11 nm away.

N133113 kt
Headwind
11 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
7 kt

Wind is 35° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Concrete · 4,003 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Le Gros Memorial Airport (K3R2) with runway 04/22, 13/31 marked
N ↑

Runway 04/22, 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting · Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3R2
City
Crowley
State
Louisiana
Country
United States
Elevation
14 ft
Coordinates
30.1616, -92.4817
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
4,304 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K3R7
TAF
Nearest KLFT
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 50m

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Pilot PIREPs for Le Gros Memorial Airport (K3R2)

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 Le Gros Memorial Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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