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Freddie Jones Field (K70A) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDYA), K70A is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Freddie Jones Field in Linden, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDYA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Freddie Jones Field (K70A) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Linden, AL at a field elevation of 161 ft. K70A has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDYA, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,390 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1815Z (1:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDYA, 16.8 nm away.

Wind
120° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.22"
Temp / Dew
78°F / 26°C
dew 51°F / 11°C

Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (78°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KDYA 281815Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM CLR 26/11 A3022 RMK AO2 T02570105

What changed at KDYA (nearest station)?

Since the 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K70A

Based on the nearest station (KDYA), K70A is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 161 ft). K70A does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNMM, about 46 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
18FAV3 kt head5 kt left
363 kt tail5 kt right

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K70A 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 18/36
    3,390 × 80 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K70A
    Wind
    18
    3 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    36
    3 kt tailwind · 5 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
061218Z06Z18Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K70A 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 K70A

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

PIREP1602Z (11:02 AM CDT) · 52 NM S of K70A · 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.
PIREP1450Z (9:50 AM CDT) · 67 NM SW of K70A · 27,000 ft MSL · C68A
light to moderate 270 turbulence
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MEI UA /OV MEI170050/TM 1450/FL270/TP C68A/TB LGT-MOD 270/RM SMALL POCKET. ZME 46
MEI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MEI170050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1450Reported at 14:50 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD 270Turbulence: light to moderate 270.
RM SMALL POCKET. ZME 46Remarks.
PIREP1416Z (9:16 AM CDT) · 52 NM S of K70A · 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.
PIREP1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) · 94 NM NE of K70A · 30,000 ft MSL · A321
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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.
PIREP1250Z (7:50 AM CDT) · 95 NM S of K70A · 27,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light chop turbulence
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MOB UA /OV KSJI/TM 1250/FL270/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
MOB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSJILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1250Reported at 12:50 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K70A

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDYA reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 1%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 700 ft
Lowest vis: 1.5 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

36
80%
18
20%

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Live crosswind meter

K70A has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDYA, 17 nm away.

N18366 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
5 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,390 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Freddie Jones Field (K70A)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
70A
City
Linden
State
Alabama
Country
United States
Elevation
161 ft
Coordinates
32.2668, -87.7181
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,390 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KDYA
TAF
Nearest KNMM
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 31m

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Nearby airports

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Pilot PIREPs for Freddie Jones Field (K70A)

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

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