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Southland Field (KUXL) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 9:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, KUXL is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Southland Field in Sulphur, LA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Southland Field (KUXL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sulphur, LA at a field elevation of 10 ft. KUXL reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 5,001 ft.

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VFR
Observed 1415Z (9:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
090° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.19"
Temp / Dew
71°F / 22°C
dew 67°F / 19°C

Wind from the east (090°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KUXL 281415Z AUTO 09007KT 10SM CLR 22/19 A3019 RMK AO2 T02160193 $

What changed at KUXL?

Since the 1355Z (8:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure rising: altimeter 30.17 → 30.19 inHg.

Current pilot readout for KUXL

KUXL is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 10 ft). KUXL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLCH, about 8 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
15FAV4 kt head6 kt left
333 kt tail6 kt right

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KUXL 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 15/33
    5,001 × 75 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KUXL
    Wind
    15
    4 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    33
    3 kt tailwind · 6 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
071414Z03Z14Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 11→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KUXL 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 KUXL

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

PIREP1259Z (7:59 AM CDT) · 85 NM W of KUXL · during climb · A321
occasional light chop turbulence
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IAH UA /OV IAH100020/TM 1259/FL220/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/IC NEG/RM DURC ZHU
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IAH100020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1259Reported at 12:59 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC ZHURemarks.
PIREP1258Z (7:58 AM CDT) · 81 NM NE of KUXL · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
occasional light chop turbulence
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AEX UA /OV AEX/TM 1258/FL370/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AEXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1258Reported at 12:58 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1150Z (6:50 AM CDT) · 16 NM N of KUXL · during descent · P28A
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LCH UA /OV 20NW LCH/TM 1150/FLDURD/TP P28A/SK B035
LCH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20NW LCHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1150Reported at 11:50 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK B035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1107Z (6:07 AM CDT) · 34 NM W of KUXL · during climb · CRJ7
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BPT UA /OV BPT120002/TM 1107/FL010/TP CRJ7/RM VFR DURC
BPT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BPT120002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1107Reported at 11:07 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
RM VFR DURCRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KUXL

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KUXL reported mostly VFR across 68 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 97%MVFR 1%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 93%MVFR 1%IFR 2%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 9

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.

15
69%
33
31%

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Live KUXL Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KUXL's own weather station.

N15337 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
6 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,001 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Southland Field (KUXL) with runway 15/33 marked
N ↑

Runway 15/33 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
Daily 0600-2000 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Other services
Crop dusting · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KUXL
FAA LID
UXL
City
Sulphur
State
Louisiana
Country
United States
Elevation
10 ft
Coordinates
30.1314, -93.3761
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,001 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KLCH
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 12m

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Pilot PIREPs for Southland Field (KUXL)

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 Southland Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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