McCutcheon Field (LA83) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBTR), LA83 is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near McCutcheon Field in Clinton, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBTR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
McCutcheon Field (LA83) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Clinton, LA at a field elevation of 272 ft. LA83 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBTR, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBTR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBTR, 22.1 nm away.
Wind variable at 3 kt, gusting 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBTR 281853Z VRB03G14KT 10SM CLR 27/11 A3014 RMK AO1 SLP207 T02720111 PNO
What changed at KBTR (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 14 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.18 → 30.14 inHg.
Current pilot readout for LA83
Based on the nearest station (KBTR), LA83 is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 272 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 variable at 3 kt, gusting 14 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 2,100 ft | TURF | - | - |
| S | 2,100 ft | TURF | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 6→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
LA83 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of LA83
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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AEX UA /OV KAEX/TM 1649/FL350/TP B39M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KAEXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1649Reported at 16:49 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
BTR UA /OV KLSU310030/TM 1623/FL240/TP PC12/TB NEG/RM ZHU
BTR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KLSU310030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
HEZ UA /OV HEZ/TM 1520/FL350/TP B39M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
HEZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HEZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1520Reported at 15:20 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.RM ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at LA83
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBTR reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1722Z (12:22 PM CDT)
TAF KBTR 281722Z 2818/2918 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- LA83
- City
- Clinton
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 272 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.8865, -91.0312
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBTR
- TAF
- Nearest KBTR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 59m
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Pilot PIREPs for McCutcheon Field (LA83)
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