KPTN — Harry P Williams Meml
Patterson, LA · field elevation 9 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KPTN current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KPTN 100156Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP218 T01670144 $
- Wind
- from 060° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.17 inHg
- Density altitude
- -96 ft · pressure altitude -241 ft
- Observed
- 44 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 060° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 06 | 3 kt head | — |
| 04W | 3 kt head | — |
| 22W | 3 kt tail | — |
| 24 | 3 kt tail | — |
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
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KPTN — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KPTN — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 29.70955, -91.33898
- Elevation
- 9 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1226Z / 2312Z
- Magnetic variation
- 1°E (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Houston
- County
- St Mary, LA
Everything else KPTN publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 5,399 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
| 04W/22W | 4,500 | 100 | WATER | — |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 124.3
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 124.3
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KPTN airport diagram or an approach plate
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- 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.