South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport (K79J) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 5:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, K79J is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport in Andalusia/Opp, AL, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport (K79J) is a regional airport serving Andalusia/Opp, AL at a field elevation of 310 ft. K79J reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 6,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 134.875.
Wind from the northeast (040°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K79J 282256Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM CLR 21/08 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP204 T02110078 TSNO
What changed at K79J?
Since the 2156Z (4:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature down 3°C.
Current pilot readout for K79J
K79J is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (11). Density altitude is approximately 850 ft (field elevation 310 ft). K79J does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOZR, about 35 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11FAV | 6,000 ft | ASP | 2 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 29 | 6,000 ft | ASP | 2 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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K79J 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 11/296,000 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K79JWind
- 11
- 2 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 29
- 2 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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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 22 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K79J 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 K79J
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ECP UA /OV MAI241038 /TM 2107 /FL320 /TP A21N /SK SKC /TA M41 /WV 27033KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
ECP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MAI241038Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2107Reported at 21:07 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M41Outside air temperature, °C.WV 27033KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.Show raw report
ARP UAL2132 3026N 08537W 2106 F320 269/033KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL2132 3026N 08537W 210…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K79J
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, K79J reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 11
- 78%
- 29
- 22%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by K79J's own weather station.
Wind is 67° off runway 11, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 6,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 11/29 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
- Sat-Sun 0730-1630 local; Mon - Fri 0630-0000 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- K79J
- FAA LID
- 79J
- City
- Andalusia/Opp
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 310 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.3088, -86.3938
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KOZR
- AWOS/ASOS
- 134.875 MHz
- CTAF
- 119.55 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 23h 4m
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Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport (K79J)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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