Littlefield Municipal Airport (KLIU) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLLN), KLIU is currently IFR with winds from 200° at 11 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Littlefield Municipal Airport in Littlefield, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLLN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Littlefield Municipal Airport (KLIU) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Littlefield, TX at a field elevation of 3,616 ft. KLIU has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLLN, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (01/19, 13/31), the longest 4,021 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLBB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLLN, 22.3 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 11 kt, visibility 6 statute miles, overcast at 800 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 800 ft.
METAR KLLN 281015Z AUTO 20011KT 6SM BR OVC008 16/16 A3012 RMK AO2
What changed at KLLN (nearest station)?
Since the 0955Z (4:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for KLIU
Based on the nearest station (KLLN), KLIU is currently IFR with winds from 200° at 11 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 4,350 ft (field elevation 3,616 ft). KLIU does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLBB, about 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 4,021 ft | ASP | 11 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 13 | 2,513 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 10 kt right |
| 31 | 2,513 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 10 kt left |
| 01 | 4,021 ft | ASP | 11 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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KLIU 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 01/194,021 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KLIUWind
- 01
- 11 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 19
- 11 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 13/312,513 × 40 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KLIUWind
- 13
- 5 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 5 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from left
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 8→11 kt, ceiling 2,800 ft → 800 ft.
KLIU 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KLIU
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LBB UA /OV LBB130003/TM 1010/FL050/TP A319/SK BKN038-TOPUNKN
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LBB130003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1010Reported at 10:10 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN038-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KLIU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLLN reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 70 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 41%
- 19
- 33%
- 01
- 20%
- 31
- 6%
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Live crosswind meter
KLIU has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLLN, 22 nm away.
Wind is 3° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19, 13/31 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
- Daily 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Glider service · Flight instruction · Glider towing
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KLIU
- FAA LID
- LIU
- City
- Littlefield
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,616 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.9239, -102.3870
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,021 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLLN
- TAF
- Nearest KLBB
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 27m
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Pilot PIREPs for Littlefield Municipal Airport (KLIU)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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