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Ag Aviation Airport (LS18) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K3R7), LS18 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Ag Aviation Airport in Welsh, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K3R7): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ag Aviation Airport (LS18) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Welsh, LA at a field elevation of 21 ft. LS18 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K3R7, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 18/36), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLCH.

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VFR
Observed 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K3R7, 5.6 nm away.

Wind
140° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.23"
Temp / Dew
77°F / 25°C
dew 56°F / 13°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K3R7 281615Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM CLR 25/13 A3023 RMK AO2 T02490132

What changed at K3R7 (nearest station)?

Since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for LS18

Based on the nearest station (K3R7), LS18 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (09, 18). Density altitude is approximately 850 ft (field elevation 21 ft). LS18 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLCH, about 24 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
09FAV4 kt head4 kt right
184 kt head4 kt left
274 kt tail4 kt left
365 kt tail4 kt right

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LS18 runways

2 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.

  • Runway 09/27
    2,500 × 140 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at LS18
    Wind
    09
    4 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    27
    4 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18/36
    2,600 × 95 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at LS18
    Wind
    18
    4 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    36
    5 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
091816Z04Z16Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 11→6 kt, ceiling 4,300 ft → unlimited.

LS18 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 LS18

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1258Z (7:58 AM CDT) · 64 NM N of LS18 · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
occasional light chop turbulence
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AEX UA /OV AEX/TM 1258/FL370/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AEXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1258Reported at 12:58 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1150Z (6:50 AM CDT) · 31 NM W of LS18 · during descent · P28A
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LCH UA /OV 20NW LCH/TM 1150/FLDURD/TP P28A/SK B035
LCH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20NW LCHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1150Reported at 11:50 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK B035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1107Z (6:07 AM CDT) · 65 NM W of LS18 · during climb · CRJ7
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BPT UA /OV BPT120002/TM 1107/FL010/TP CRJ7/RM VFR DURC
BPT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BPT120002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1107Reported at 11:07 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
RM VFR DURCRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at LS18

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K3R7 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 94%MVFR 1%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 2/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,300 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

09
54%
36
26%
18
20%
27
0%

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Live crosswind meter

LS18 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K3R7, 5.6 nm away.

N18366 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 44° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Ag Aviation Airport (LS18)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
Jet A
Attended
Mon-Fri 0700-1600 local
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
LS18
City
Welsh
State
Louisiana
Country
United States
Elevation
21 ft
Coordinates
30.2239, -92.7786
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K3R7
TAF
Nearest KLCH
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 12m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Ag Aviation Airport (LS18)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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