O'Brien Flying Service Airport (LA71) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:00 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCWF), LA71 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near O'Brien Flying Service Airport in Iowa, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCWF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
O'Brien Flying Service Airport (LA71) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Iowa, LA at a field elevation of 26 ft. LA71 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCWF, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 3,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLCH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCWF, 7.5 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
SPECI KCWF 281100Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/17 A3017
What changed at KCWF (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility moved from 7 SM to 10 SM.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for LA71
Based on the nearest station (KCWF), LA71 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 26 ft). LA71 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLCH, about 13 nm away.
New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | 3,800 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 21 | 3,800 ft | TURF | - | - |
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LA71 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 03/213,800 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at LA71Wind
- 03
- no steady wind
- 21
- 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 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
LA71 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 LA71
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 LA71
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCWF reported mostly VFR across 40 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 03
- 77%
- 21
- 23%
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Live crosswind meter
LA71 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCWF, 7.5 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- Jet A
- Attended
- Daily 0700-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe minor
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- LA71
- City
- Iowa
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 26 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.2244, -93.0002
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCWF
- TAF
- Nearest KLCH
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 22m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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Pilot PIREPs for O'Brien Flying Service Airport (LA71)
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 O'Brien Flying Service Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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