K79J· Andalusia/Opp
South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport
medium airport · elevation 310 ft (94 m)
10:44Z 00:54Z Day
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Current METARVFR
38 min ago·10:56ZK79J 251056Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM CLR 21/21 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02110206 TSNO
Wind
260° 3 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
21°C / 21°C
temp / dew
QNH
1017 hPa
30.04 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
K79J
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1016.6 HPa hourly temperature of 21.1°C and dew point of 20.6°C TSNO
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (3)
- FL360A20N26 min agoTURB NEG
- FL180E75L30 min agoICE LGT
- FL050B73933 min agoTURB NEG · CLR
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
11/291829 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 11/29 | TW 3 kt | XW 1 kt R |
31.3088°, -86.3938°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 11/29 (use 29) | Preferred | HW 3 | 1 L | — |
Density altitude
1,002 ft
elevation 310 ft
ISA deviation
+6.6°C
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)K79J
- GND121.900
- TWR119.550
- A/DCAIRNS APP/DEP133.450
- ASOS134.875
- CTAF119.550
- UNICUNICOM122.800
Navaids near airportwithin 30 NM
| Ident | Type | Freq | Dist (NM) | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UIA | VOR | 110.20 MHz | 0.1 | LOW |
| JUY | NDB | 264 kHz | 0.3 | LOW |
| XBR | NDB | 410 kHz | 16.0 | LOW |
| BVG | NDB | 352 kHz | 21.1 | LOW |
| EDN | VOR | 116.60 MHz | 25.2 | LOW |
| CE | NDB | 201 kHz | 28.3 | LOW |
Runways1
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 11/296,000 ft (1,829 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)K79J
Wind12 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp25°C
QNH1018 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=23
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport
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