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Richard's Airport (LS38) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KARA), LS38 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Richard's Airport in New Iberia, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KARA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Richard's Airport (LS38) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around New Iberia, LA at a field elevation of 15 ft. LS38 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KARA, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KARA.

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VFR
Observed 1753Z (12:53 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KARA, 1.7 nm away.

Wind
080° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.16"
Temp / Dew
80°F / 27°C
dew 56°F / 13°C

Wind from the east (080°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (80°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KARA 281753Z 08007KT 10SM CLR 27/13 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP214 T02670133 10267 20128 58017

What changed at KARA (nearest station)?

Since the 1653Z (11:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.20 → 30.16 inHg.

Current pilot readout for LS38

Based on the nearest station (KARA), LS38 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 07. Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 15 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
07FAV7 kt head1 kt right
257 kt tail1 kt left

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LS38 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 07/25
    2,200 × 45 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at LS38
    Wind
    07
    7 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    25
    7 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    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
061218Z07Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

LS38 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 LS38

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

PIREP1735Z (12:35 PM CDT) · 45 NM SW of LS38 · 34,000 ft MSL · UAL699
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ARP UAL699 2927N 09227W 1735 F340 278/063KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL699 2927N 09227W 1735…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP1649Z (11:49 AM CDT) · 86 NM NW of LS38 · 35,000 ft MSL · B39M
occasional light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1623Z (11:23 AM CDT) · 49 NM NE of LS38 · 24,000 ft MSL · PC12
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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.
PIREP1258Z (7:58 AM CDT) · 81 NM NW of LS38 · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at LS38

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KARA reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 85%MVFR 8%IFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

07
92%
25
8%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)

TAF KARA 281720Z 2818/2918 09008KT P6SM SKC FM290100 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250

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Live crosswind meter

LS38 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KARA, 1.7 nm away.

N07257 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 8° off runway 07, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Richard's Airport (LS38)
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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
LS38
City
New Iberia
State
Louisiana
Country
United States
Elevation
15 ft
Coordinates
30.0131, -91.8692
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KARA
TAF
Nearest KARA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 53m

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Pilot PIREPs for Richard's Airport (LS38)

Community-submitted

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

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