Greenwood Plantation Ultralightport (LS93) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:07 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPTN), LS93 is currently LIFR with winds from 050° at 3 knots, visibility 3/4 statute mile, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Greenwood Plantation Ultralightport in Gibson, LA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPTN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Greenwood Plantation Ultralightport (LS93) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gibson, LA at a field elevation of 6 ft. LS93 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPTN, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMSY.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPTN, 23.7 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 3 kt, visibility 3/4 statute mile, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR).
SPECI KPTN 281207Z AUTO 05003KT 3/4SM BR CLR 14/14 A3019 RMK AO2 VIS 1/2V2 $
What changed at KPTN (nearest station)?
Since the 1202Z (7:02 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from IFR to LIFR.
- Visibility dropped from 1.75 SM to 0.75 SM.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for LS93
Based on the nearest station (KPTN), LS93 is currently LIFR with winds from 050° at 3 knots, visibility 3/4 statute mile, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (04). Density altitude is approximately -450 ft (field elevation 6 ft). LS93 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMSY, about 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04FAV | 300 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 0 kt |
| 22 | 300 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 0 kt |
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LS93 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 04/22300 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at LS93Wind
- 04
- 3 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 22
- 3 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 23 h: wind 6→3 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → unlimited.
LS93 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at LS93
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPTN reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 45 observations, with 27 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04
- 90%
- 22
- 10%
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Live crosswind meter
LS93 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPTN, 24 nm away.
Wind is 7° off runway 04, 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
- LS93
- City
- Gibson
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 6 ft
- Coordinates
- 29.6108, -90.8984
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPTN
- TAF
- Nearest KMSY
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 11h 5m
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Pilot PIREPs for Greenwood Plantation Ultralightport (LS93)
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