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Country Bend Airport (LS39) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBTR), LS39 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Country Bend Airport in Watson, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBTR): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Country Bend Airport (LS39) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Watson, LA at a field elevation of 49 ft. LS39 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBTR, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBTR.

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VFR
Observed 1553Z (10:53 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

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

Wind
080° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.23"
Temp / Dew
76°F / 24°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind from the east (080°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBTR 281553Z 08006KT 10SM CLR 24/13 A3023 RMK AO1 SLP235 T02440128 PNO

Current pilot readout for LS39

Based on the nearest station (KBTR), LS39 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 49 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
05FAV5 kt head3 kt right
235 kt tail3 kt left

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LS39 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 05/23
    3,000 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at LS39
    Wind
    05
    5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    23
    5 kt tailwind · 3 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.

LS39 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 LS39

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

PIREP1520Z (10:20 AM CDT) · 64 NM N of LS39 · 35,000 ft MSL · B39M
occasional light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1258Z (7:58 AM CDT) · 88 NM NW of LS39 · 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 LS39

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

05
88%
23
12%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1120Z (6:20 AM CDT)

TAF KBTR 281120Z 2812/2912 00000KT P6SM SKC FM282000 07005KT P6SM FEW250

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Live crosswind meter

LS39 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBTR, 9.2 nm away.

N05236 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 27° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Country Bend Airport (LS39)
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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
LS39
City
Watson
State
Louisiana
Country
United States
Elevation
49 ft
Coordinates
30.5894, -90.9846
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBTR
TAF
Nearest KBTR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 4m

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Pilot PIREPs for Country Bend Airport (LS39)

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 Country Bend Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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