Vaiden Field (KA08) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:30 PM CDT, Oct 9, based on the nearest station (KSEM), KA08 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 27 knots gusting 37, visibility not reported, and a 3,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Vaiden Field in Marion, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSEM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Vaiden Field (KA08) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Marion, AL at a field elevation of 220 ft. KA08 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSEM, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 6,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTCL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSEM, 22.6 nm away.
Wind from the east (080°) at 27 kt, gusting 37 kt, visibility visibility not reported, overcast at 3,300 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 29.88 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,300 ft.
METAR KSEM 100130Z AUTO 08027G37KT OVC033 16/16 A2988 RMK AO2
Current pilot readout for KA08
Based on the nearest station (KSEM), KA08 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 27 knots gusting 37, visibility not reported, and a 3,300 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 220 ft). KA08 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTCL, about 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 6,400 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 27 kt left (g37) |
| 34 | 6,400 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 27 kt right (g37) |
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KA08 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 16/346,400 × 80 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KA08Wind
- 16
- 3 kt headwind · 27 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 3 kt tailwind · 27 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.
KA08 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.
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Live crosswind meter
KA08 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSEM, 23 nm away.
Wind is 83° 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
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- A08
- City
- Marion
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 220 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.5124, -87.3856
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSEM
- TAF
- Nearest KTCL
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 5h 38m
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Pilot PIREPs for Vaiden Field (KA08)
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