Aerolite Aero Park Ultralightport (LS72) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K3R7), LS72 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Aerolite Aero Park Ultralightport in Welsh, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K3R7): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Aerolite Aero Park Ultralightport (LS72) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Welsh, LA at a field elevation of 13 ft. LS72 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K3R7, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 3 physical runways (09/27, 15/33, 18/36), the longest 900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLCH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K3R7, 7.6 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K3R7 281155Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR 16/15 A3018 RMK AO2 T01590154 10196 20158
What changed at K3R7 (nearest station)?
Since the 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from LIFR to VFR.
- Visibility improved from 1 SM to 10 SM.
- The 300 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
- Mist ended (BR).
Current pilot readout for LS72
Based on the nearest station (K3R7), LS72 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (09, 15). Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation 13 ft). LS72 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLCH, about 22 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 400 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 0 kt |
| 15 | 900 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 18 | 750 ft | TURF | 0 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 33 | 900 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| 36 | 750 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| 27 | 400 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 0 kt |
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LS72 runways
3 physical runways · 6 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 09/27400 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at LS72Wind
- 09
- 3 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 27
- 3 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 15/33900 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at LS72Wind
- 15
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 33
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/36750 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at LS72Wind
- 18
- 0 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
LS72 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 LS72
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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 LS72
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K3R7 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 47%
- 33/36
- 26%
- 15
- 22%
- 18
- 5%
- 27
- 0%
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Live crosswind meter
LS72 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K3R7, 7.6 nm away.
Wind is 5° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- LS72
- City
- Welsh
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.2030, -92.8121
- Runways
- 3 physical runways · 6 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K3R7
- TAF
- Nearest KLCH
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 23m
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Pilot PIREPs for Aerolite Aero Park Ultralightport (LS72)
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