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Light Plane Flyers Airfield (LS36) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:48 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCWF), LS36 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Light Plane Flyers Airfield in Iowa, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCWF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Light Plane Flyers Airfield (LS36) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Iowa, LA at a field elevation of 25 ft. LS36 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCWF, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,335 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLCH.

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VFR
Observed 1548Z (10:48 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCWF, 9.2 nm away.

Wind
120° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.23"
Temp / Dew
77°F / 25°C
dew 61°F / 16°C

Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 8 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 KCWF 281548Z 12008KT 10SM CLR 25/16 A3023

What changed at KCWF (nearest station)?

Since the 1445Z (9:45 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1445Z (9:45 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for LS36

Based on the nearest station (KCWF), LS36 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 850 ft (field elevation 25 ft). LS36 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLCH, about 15 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
18FAV4 kt head7 kt left
364 kt tail7 kt right

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LS36 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.

  • Runway 18/36
    1,335 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at LS36
    Wind
    18
    4 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
    36
    4 kt tailwind · 7 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
081616Z06Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 11→8 kt, ceiling 2,500 ft → unlimited.

LS36 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 LS36

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

PIREP1258Z (7:58 AM CDT) · 65 NM N of LS36 · 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) · 21 NM NW of LS36 · 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) · 56 NM W of LS36 · 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 LS36

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCWF reported mostly VFR across 40 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 88%MVFR 8%IFR 3%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 2%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/14 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

36
59%
18
41%

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Live crosswind meter

LS36 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCWF, 9.2 nm away.

N18368 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
7 kt

Wind is 64° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,335 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Light Plane Flyers Airfield (LS36)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
LS36
City
Iowa
State
Louisiana
Country
United States
Elevation
25 ft
Coordinates
30.2502, -92.9720
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,335 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCWF
TAF
Nearest KLCH
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 13m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Light Plane Flyers Airfield (LS36)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Light Plane Flyers Airfield, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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