Natchitoches Regional Airport (KIER) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, KIER is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Natchitoches Regional Airport in Natchitoches, LA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Natchitoches Regional Airport (KIER) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Natchitoches, LA at a field elevation of 121 ft. KIER reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (07/25, 17/35), the longest 5,003 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.025.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KIER 280855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/13 A3016 RMK AO2 T01260126
What changed at KIER?
Since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from IFR to VFR.
- Visibility improved from 1.75 SM to 10 SM.
- The 700 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
- Mist ended (BR).
Current pilot readout for KIER
KIER is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -450 ft (field elevation 121 ft). KIER does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAEX, about 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | 4,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 17 | 5,003 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 25 | 4,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 35 | 5,003 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KIER 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 07/254,000 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KIERWind
- 07
- no steady wind
- 25
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/355,003 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KIERWind
- 17
- no steady wind
- 35
- 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 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KIER 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at KIER
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KIER reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 700 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.
- 07
- 51%
- 35
- 30%
- 17
- 19%
- 25
- 0%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KIER's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 5,003 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 07/25, 17/35 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-1+
- Attended
- Daily DAWN-DUSK local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Air ambulance · Charter · Flight instruction · Annual surveying
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KIER
- FAA LID
- IER
- City
- Natchitoches
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 121 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.7357, -93.0991
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,003 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KAEX
- AWOS/ASOS
- 119.025 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 30m
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Pilot PIREPs for Natchitoches Regional Airport (KIER)
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