KLKU — Louisa County/Freeman Fld
Louisa, VA · field elevation 494 ft · NON-ATCT
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KLKU current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KLKU 252355Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM CLR 15/09 A3002 RMK AO2 T01470091 10217 20119 402170070
- Wind
- from 350° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 15 °C / dewpoint 9 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Density altitude
- 451 ft · pressure altitude 394 ft
- Observed
- 8 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 350° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | — | 4 kt from the right |
| 09 | — | 4 kt from the left |
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48-hour trend
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Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 27,000–30,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KLKU — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.00982, -77.97013
- Elevation
- 494 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1103Z / 2302Z
- Magnetic variation
- 10°W (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Washington
- County
- Louisa, VA
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Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 4,300 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.975
- UNICOM
- 122.975
- Approach
- 120.525
- Approach
- 132.85
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — LOC, RNAV (GPS)
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Nearby airports
- KOMH Orange County15 nm
- KCHO Charlottesville-Albemarle24 nm
- KEZF Shannon29 nm
- KOFP Hanover County Muni31 nm
- KCJR Culpeper Rgnl31 nm
- KRMN Washington Exec/Stafford Rgnl34 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KLKU airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Virginia 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.