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Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport (KPYP) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K4A9), KPYP is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport in Centre, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K4A9): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport (KPYP) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Centre, AL at a field elevation of 595 ft. KPYP has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K4A9, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 5,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRYY.

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VFR
Observed 1815Z (1:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K4A9, 23.7 nm away.

Wind
130° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.28"
Temp / Dew
-

Wind from the southeast (130°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, altimeter 30.28 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K4A9 281815Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM CLR A3028 RMK AO2

Current pilot readout for KPYP

Based on the nearest station (K4A9), KPYP is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 07. KPYP does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRYY, about 51 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
07FAV2 kt head5 kt right
252 kt tail5 kt left

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KPYP 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 07/25
    5,500 × 100 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KPYP
    Wind
    07
    2 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    25
    2 kt tailwind · 5 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.

KPYP 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 KPYP

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

PIREP1725Z (12:25 PM CDT) · 52 NM NE of KPYP · 24,000 ft MSL · B712
light to moderate chop 240 turbulence
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CHA UA /OV GQO180005/TM 1725/FL240/TP B712/TB LGT-MOD CHOP 240/RM ZME 60
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GQO180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1725Reported at 17:25 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP B712Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOP 240Turbulence: light to moderate chop 240.
RM ZME 60Remarks.
PIREP1500Z (10:00 AM CDT) · 25 NM W of KPYP · during climb · A321
continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft turbulence
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GAD UA /OV GAD/TM 1500/FL300/TP A321/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300/RM DURC ZTLFD 03
GAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300Turbulence: continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft.
RM DURC ZTLFD 03Remarks.
PIREP1457Z (9:57 AM CDT) · 25 NM W of KPYP · during climb · B737
continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft turbulence
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GAD UA /OV GAD/TM 1457/FL260/TP B737/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300/RM DURC ZTLFD 03
GAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1457Reported at 14:57 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300Turbulence: continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft.
RM DURC ZTLFD 03Remarks.
PIREP1415Z (9:15 AM CDT) · 56 NM NW of KPYP · 28,000 ft MSL · GLF4
continuous light chop turbulence
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MDQ UA /OV RQZ180020/TM 1415/FL280/TP GLF4/SK TOP300/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD 06
MDQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RQZ180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1415Reported at 14:15 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP GLF4Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP300Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZTLFD 06Remarks.
PIREP1358Z (8:58 AM CDT) · 80 NM W of KPYP · 23,000 ft MSL · E145
light rime icing
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BHM UA /OV BHM315030/TM 1358/FL230/TP E145/TA M10/IC LGT RIME/RM ZME 31
BHM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BHM315030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
TA M10Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZME 31Remarks.
PIREP1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) · 69 NM W of KPYP · 30,000 ft MSL · A321
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BHM UA /OV VUZ/TM 1255/FL300/TP A321/SK TOP 300/RM ZTLFD-03
BHM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VUZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 300Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZTLFD-03Remarks.
PIREP1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) · 44 NM SW of KPYP · during climb · B737
continuous light chop 260 turbulence
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GAD UA /OV GAD180030/TM 1255/FL260/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP 260/RM DURC ZTLFD-03
GAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GAD180030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 260Turbulence: continuous light chop 260.
RM DURC ZTLFD-03Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KPYP

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

07
74%
25
26%

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Live crosswind meter

KPYP has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K4A9, 24 nm away.

N07255 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt

Wind is 67° off runway 07, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 5,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport (KPYP) with runway 07/25 marked
N ↑

Runway 07/25 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
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KPYP
FAA LID
PYP
City
Centre
State
Alabama
Country
United States
Elevation
595 ft
Coordinates
34.0900, -85.6101
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K4A9
TAF
Nearest KRYY
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 17m

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Pilot PIREPs for Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport (KPYP)

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 Centre-Piedmont-Cherokee County Regional Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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