Sycamore Airport (LA79) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHDC), LA79 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Sycamore Airport in Amite, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHDC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sycamore Airport (LA79) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Amite, LA at a field elevation of 180 ft. LA79 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHDC, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHDC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHDC, 12.2 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHDC 281255Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 12/12 A3022 RMK AO2 T01230123
What changed at KHDC (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility moved from 10 SM to 7 SM.
Current pilot readout for LA79
Based on the nearest station (KHDC), LA79 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -450 ft (field elevation 180 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 2,400 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 36 | 2,400 ft | TURF | - | - |
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LA79 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 18/362,400 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at LA79Wind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- no steady wind
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“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 24 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
LA79 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at LA79
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHDC reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 57%
- 18
- 43%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (6:20 AM CDT)
TAF KHDC 281120Z 2812/2912 00000KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
LA79 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHDC, 12 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- LA79
- City
- Amite
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 180 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.7185, -90.3579
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHDC
- TAF
- Nearest KHDC
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 7m
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Nearby airports
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AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Sycamore Airport (LA79)
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