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Ken Guidry #1 Airport (LS68) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:15 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KIYA), LS68 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Ken Guidry #1 Airport in Abbeville, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIYA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ken Guidry #1 Airport (LS68) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Abbeville, LA at a field elevation of 10 ft. LS68 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIYA, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KARA.

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VFR
Observed 1515Z (10:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIYA, 7.2 nm away.

Wind
100° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.20"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 64°F / 18°C

Wind from the east (100°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KIYA 271515Z AUTO 10008KT 10SM CLR 24/18 A3020 RMK AO2 T02400179 $

What changed at KIYA (nearest station)?

Since the 1515Z (10:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction is now variable.
  • A ceiling formed at 5,000 ft.

Current pilot readout for LS68

Based on the nearest station (KIYA), LS68 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 750 ft (field elevation 10 ft). LS68 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KARA, about 18 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
09FAV8 kt head1 kt right
278 kt tail1 kt left

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LS68 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 09/27
    2,600 × 150 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at LS68
    Wind
    09
    8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    27
    8 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
061215Z04Z15Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → 5,000 ft.

LS68 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 LS68

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

PIREP1515Z (10:15 AM CDT) · 81 NM N of LS68 · 28,000 ft MSL · A319
light chop turbulence
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AEX UA /OV KAEX30005/TM 1515/FL280/TP A319/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KAEX30005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1515Reported at 15:15 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1502Z (10:02 AM CDT) · 34 NM N of LS68 · 37,000 ft MSL · A320
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LFT UA /OV KLFT360015/TM 1502/FL370/TP A320/TB NEG/RM ZHU
LFT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLFT360015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1502Reported at 15:02 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1501Z (10:01 AM CDT) · 84 NM E of LS68 · 36,000 ft MSL · B38M
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HUM UA /OV KTBD225025/TM 1501/FL360/TP B38M/TB NEG/RM ZHU
HUM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTBD225025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1501Reported at 15:01 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1428Z (9:28 AM CDT) · 66 NM N of LS68 · 36,000 ft MSL · A321
continuous light chop 360 turbulence
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AEX UA /OV AEX170015/TM 1428/FL360/TP A321/TB CONS LGT CHOP 360/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AEX170015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1428Reported at 14:28 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 360Turbulence: continuous light chop 360.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1413Z (9:13 AM CDT) · 45 NM W of LS68 · 31,000 ft MSL · B737
light chop turbulence
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LCH UA /OV LCH167022/TM 1413/FL310/TP B737/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
LCH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LCH167022Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1413Reported at 14:13 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1405Z (9:05 AM CDT) · 96 NM N of LS68 · 34,000 ft MSL · B739
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AEX UA /OV AEX045025/TM 1405/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG CHOP/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AEX045025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1405Reported at 14:05 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1351Z (8:51 AM CDT) · 19 NM NE of LS68 · 37,000 ft MSL · B737
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LFT UA /OV KLLA180035/TM 1351/FL370/TP B737/RM WSMOOTH ZHU
LFT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLLA180035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1351Reported at 13:51 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
RM WSMOOTH ZHURemarks.
PIREP1340Z (8:40 AM CDT) · 94 NM W of LS68 · 16,900 ft MSL · A321
smooth turbulence
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BPT UA /OV KSBI285030/TM 1340/FL169/TP A321/TB SMOOTH/RM ZHU
BPT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSBI285030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1340Reported at 13:40 UTC.
FL169Altitude: 16,900 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at LS68

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIYA reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 86%MVFR 6%IFR 6%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 1%IFR 2%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 10

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.

09
93%
27
7%

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Live crosswind meter

LS68 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIYA, 7.2 nm away.

N09278 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 6° off runway 09, 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 Ken Guidry #1 Airport (LS68)
N ↑

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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
LS68
City
Abbeville
State
Louisiana
Country
United States
Elevation
10 ft
Coordinates
29.9347, -92.2135
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KIYA
TAF
Nearest KARA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 50m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ken Guidry #1 Airport (LS68)

Community-submitted

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

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