KAEX — Alexandria Intl
Alexandria, LA · field elevation 88 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KAEX current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAEX 252253Z 09007KT 10SM CLR 31/14 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP159 T03110144
- Wind
- from 090° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 31 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.99 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,935 ft · pressure altitude 18 ft
- Observed
- 63 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 090° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 4 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 36 | 1 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 18 | 1 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 32 | 4 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 37,000–37,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KAEX 252320Z 2600/2624 VRB05KT P6SM SCT250
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 31.32737, -92.54856
- Elevation
- 88 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
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Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1200Z / 0003Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 3°E (1995)
- Fuel
- 100,A,MOGAS
- Sectional
- Houston
- County
- Rapides, LA
Airport diagram
Everything else KAEX publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 9,352 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 7,001 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 127.35
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 121.9
- CTAF
- 127.35
- Approach
- 125.4
Published procedures
- 7 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KAEX airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Louisiana airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.