KPLR — St Clair County
Pell City, AL · field elevation 485 ft · NON-ATCT
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KPLR current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KPLR 100215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/09 A3018 RMK A01
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 9 °C / dewpoint 9 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.18 inHg
- Density altitude
- -435 ft · pressure altitude 225 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
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Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 26,000–35,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KPLR — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 33.55883, -86.24906
- Elevation
- 485 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1212Z / 2245Z
- Magnetic variation
- 4°W (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Atlanta
- County
- St Clair, AL
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Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 5,001 | 80 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 121.725
- CTAF
- 123.05
- UNICOM
- 123.05
- Approach
- 123.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KASN Talladega Muni10 nm
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- KSCD Merkel Fld Sylacauga Muni23 nm
- KBHM Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Intl25 nm
- KEET Shelby County35 nm
- KEKY Bessemer Ntl37 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KPLR airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Alabama 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.