F L Braughton Airport (LA40) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K0R4), LA40 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near F L Braughton Airport in Vidalia, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K0R4): conditions and runway crosswinds.
F L Braughton Airport (LA40) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Vidalia, LA at a field elevation of 50 ft. LA40 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K0R4, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 3 physical runways (18/36, N, S), the longest 3,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHEZ.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K0R4, 14.1 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K0R4 281035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/09 A3022 RMK AO2 T01370089
What changed at K0R4 (nearest station)?
Since the 1015Z (5:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1015Z (5:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for LA40
Based on the nearest station (K0R4), LA40 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -450 ft (field elevation 50 ft). LA40 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHEZ, about 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 3,300 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 36 | 3,300 ft | ASP | - | - |
| N | 3,300 ft | TURF | - | - |
| S | 3,300 ft | TURF | - | - |
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LA40 runways
3 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 18/363,300 × 30 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at LA40Wind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- 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 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
LA40 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of LA40
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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AEX UA /OV AEX140025/TM 0526/FL220/TP PC12/TA M15/IC MOD RIME 220/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AEX140025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0526Reported at 05:26 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TA M15Outside air temperature, °C.IC MOD RIME 220Icing: moderate rime 220.RM ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at LA40
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K0R4 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36/N/S
- 68%
- 18
- 32%
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Live crosswind meter
LA40 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K0R4, 14 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Mar-Dec Daily 0530-2100 local
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- LA40
- City
- Vidalia
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 50 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.3384, -91.5933
- Runways
- 3 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K0R4
- TAF
- Nearest KHEZ
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 24m
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Pilot PIREPs for F L Braughton Airport (LA40)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for F L Braughton Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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