O'Brien Flying Service Airport (LA71) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
Aviation weather near O'Brien Flying Service Airport in Iowa, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCWF): conditions, runway crosswinds, and free Telegram airport alerts.
O'Brien Flying Service Airport (LA71) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Iowa, LA at 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. Its 2 runways (03, 21), longest 3,800 ft, are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. The nearest TAF is issued for KLCH. Track it in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get alerts read from KCWF, the station this page is based on.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCWF, 7.5 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 4 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
METAR KCWF 130835Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 25/25 A2998 RMK AO2 T02490248
What changed at KCWF (nearest station)?
Since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
- A ceiling formed at 700 ft.
- Visibility dropped from 4 SM to 1.25 SM.
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Current pilot readout for LA71
Based on the nearest station (KCWF), LA71 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 4 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 26 ft). LA71 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLCH, about 13 nm away.
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Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at LA71. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.
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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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 700 ft.
LA71 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Live weather radar around O'Brien Flying Service Airport in Iowa, LA: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around LA71 is headed.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. Not for navigation.
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 37 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
- 03/21
- 100%
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Airport facts
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- LA71
- City
- Iowa
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 26 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.2244, -93.0002
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCWF
- TAF
- Nearest KLCH
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 15h 22m
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LA71 weather: frequently asked
What runways are available at LA71?+
LA71 has 2 runways: 03, 21; the longest is 3,800 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.
Where does the weather shown for LA71 come from?+
O'Brien Flying Service Airport does not have its own weather station. Conditions shown here come from the nearest reporting station, KCWF, about 8 nm away, close enough for situational awareness, but local conditions at LA71 can differ.
Does LA71 have a TAF?+
No. LA71 does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLCH, about 13 nm away.
Does LA71 broadcast D-ATIS?+
No. LA71 does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for LA71 from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR (via the nearest reporting station) instead.
Pilot PIREPs for O'Brien Flying Service Airport (LA71)
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