K79J· Andalusia/Opp
South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport
medium airport · elevation 310 ft (94 m)
11:08Z 00:20Z Night
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Current METARVFR
40 min ago·00:56ZK79J 250056Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 24/14 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP102 T02390144 TSNO
Wind
190° 4 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
24°C / 14°C
temp / dew
QNH
1010 hPa
29.84 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
K79J
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1010.2 HPa hourly temperature of 23.9°C and dew point of 14.4°C TSNO
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
11/291829 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 11/29 | HW 1 kt | XW 4 kt R |
31.3088°, -86.3938°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 11/29 (use 11) | Preferred | HW 1 | 4 R | — |
Density altitude
1,551 ft
elevation 310 ft
ISA deviation
+9.6°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)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport
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