Hickham Field (LS76) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:55 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KHDC), LS76 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hickham Field in Covington, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHDC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hickham Field (LS76) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Covington, LA at a field elevation of 25 ft. LS76 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHDC, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHDC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHDC, 13.3 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHDC 271655Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM CLR 25/14 A3024 RMK AO2 T02500136
What changed at KHDC (nearest station)?
Since the 1635Z (11:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1635Z (11:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for LS76
Based on the nearest station (KHDC), LS76 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 3 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). 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 36 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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LS76 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 18/362,000 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at LS76Wind
- 18
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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“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 5→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
LS76 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 LS76
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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HEZ UA /OV HEZ090020/TM 1552/FL390/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP 390/RM ZHU
HEZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HEZ090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1552Reported at 15:52 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOP 390Turbulence: light chop 390.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
HEZ UA /OV HEZ140035/TM 1402/FL360/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH ZHU
HEZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HEZ140035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1402Reported at 14:02 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTH ZHURemarks.Show raw report
MSY UA /OV KRQR270015/TM 1351/FL340/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
MSY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KRQR270015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1351Reported at 13:51 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
MSY UA /OV KLEV/TM 1335/FL3320/TP A321/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
MSY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KLEVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1335Reported at 13:35 UTC.FL3320Altitude: 33,200 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
HEZ UA /OV KHEZ110025/TM 1310/FL360/TP B738/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH ZHU
HEZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KHEZ110025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1310Reported at 13:10 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTH ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at LS76
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHDC reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 57%
- 18
- 43%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (6:20 AM CDT)
TAF KHDC 271120Z 2712/2812 00000KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
LS76 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHDC, 13 nm away.
Wind is 63° off runway 18, 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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- LS76
- City
- Covington
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 25 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.4627, -90.1701
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHDC
- TAF
- Nearest KHDC
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 15m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hickham Field (LS76)
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