Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport (KESF) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, KESF is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport in Alexandria, LA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport (KESF) is a regional airport serving Alexandria, LA at a field elevation of 112 ft. KESF reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 14/32), the longest 5,998 ft. CTAF is 122.8.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KESF 280853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP207 T01390133 58005
What changed at KESF?
Since the 0753Z (2:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0753Z (2:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KESF
KESF is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -300 ft (field elevation 112 ft). KESF does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAEX, about 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 5,998 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 14 | 5,600 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 27 | 5,998 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 32 | 5,600 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KESF 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 09/275,998 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KESFWind
- 09
- no steady wind
- 27
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 14/325,600 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KESFWind
- 14
- no steady wind
- 32
- no steady wind
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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KESF 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 KESF
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
AEX UA /OV AEX140025/TM 0526/FL220/TP PC12/TA M15/IC MOD RIME 220/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AEX140025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0526Reported at 05:26 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TA M15Outside air temperature, °C.IC MOD RIME 220Icing: moderate rime 220.RM ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KESF
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KESF reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 44%
- 14
- 33%
- 32
- 14%
- 27
- 9%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KESF's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 5,998 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27, 14/32 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
- Tue-Fri 0700-1730 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KESF
- IATA
- ESF
- FAA LID
- ESF
- City
- Alexandria
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 112 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.3943, -92.2941
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,998 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KAEX
- CTAF
- 122.8 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 24m
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Pilot PIREPs for Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport (KESF)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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