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False River Regional Airport (KHZR) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 7:35 AM CDT, Oct 27, KHZR is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for False River Regional Airport in New Roads, LA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

False River Regional Airport (KHZR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around New Roads, LA at a field elevation of 39 ft. KHZR reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 5,003 ft.

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VFR
Observed 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
090° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.20"
Temp / Dew
58°F / 14°C
dew 58°F / 14°C

Wind from the east (090°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 14°C (58°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KHZR 271235Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM SCT060 14/14 A3020 RMK AO2 T01440143 $

What changed at KHZR?

Since the 1215Z (7:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 5,500 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for KHZR

KHZR is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -350 ft (field elevation 39 ft). KHZR does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBTR, about 20 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
18FAV0 kt head4 kt left
360 kt head4 kt right

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KHZR 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
    5,003 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KHZR
    Wind
    18
    0 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    36
    0 kt headwind · 4 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
061212Z00Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KHZR 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 KHZR

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

PIREP1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) · 94 NM NE of KHZR · 36,000 ft MSL · B739
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HEZ UA /OV HEZ050045/TM 1235/FL360/TP B739/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH ZHU
HEZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HEZ050045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1235Reported at 12:35 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTH ZHURemarks.
PIREP1232Z (7:32 AM CDT) · 61 NM NW of KHZR · 34,000 ft MSL · B39M
occasional light chop 340 turbulence
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AEX UA /OV AEX045005/TM 1232/FL340/TP B39M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 340/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AEX045005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1232Reported at 12:32 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOP 340Turbulence: occasional light chop 340.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1216Z (7:16 AM CDT) · 46 NM SE of KHZR · 38,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light chop 380 turbulence
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BTR UA /OV LSU120030/TM 1216/FL380/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP 380/RM ZHU
BTR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LSU120030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1216Reported at 12:16 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 380Turbulence: continuous light chop 380.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1154Z (6:54 AM CDT) · 56 NM NW of KHZR · 34,000 ft MSL · A321
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AEX UA /OV KAEX070020/TM 1154/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG CHOP/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KAEX070020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1154Reported at 11:54 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KHZR

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KHZR reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 97%IFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 2%IFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft
Lowest vis: 1 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 8

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
63%
18
37%

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Live KHZR Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KHZR's own weather station.

N18364 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 94° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,003 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of False River Regional Airport (KHZR) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 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
Attended
Mon-Fri 0800-1600 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting · Flight instruction
Pattern altitude
299 ft MSL (260 AGL)
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KHZR
FAA LID
HZR
City
New Roads
State
Louisiana
Country
United States
Elevation
39 ft
Coordinates
30.7183, -91.4787
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,003 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KBTR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
10h 40m

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Pilot PIREPs for False River Regional Airport (KHZR)

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 False River Regional Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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