Thomas C Russell Field

KALX · Alabama, United States

The METAR station used is 32 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 140° Thomas C Russell Field 18/36
Wind: 6 kt, 2 beaufort

5 kt

4 kt
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BKN 5,000
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BKN 7,000
METAR KAUO 021656Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM BKN050 BKN070 28/17 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02780172

METAR Thomas C Russell Field - KALX/ALX

Thomas C Russell Field is a midsized airport in Alabama, United States. The airport is located at latitude 32.91475 and longitude -85.96294. The airport has one runway: 18/36. The ICAO airport code of this field is KALX. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is ALX. The airport's IATA code is ALX. The airport is in the Atlanta FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Auburn University Regional Airport on May 2, 2024 11:56, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 140° with a speed of 6 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 5,000 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 7,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 5,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 28 °C. The heat index is 28. The dew point is 17 °C, the relative humidity is 51%. The air pressure at sea level is 30.00 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 19:26. This applies to Thomas C Russell Field, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
18/36 178°-358° 4 kt 5 kt 62 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

5,000 ft BKN Broken clouds
7,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 27.8 °C
Dewpoint 17.2 °C
Rel. humidity 51%
Heat index 28 °C
Kp-index 7 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP169Sea level pressure is 30.03 inHg (30.03 inHg)
T02780172Temperature is 27.8 °C (82.0 °F), dew point is 17.2 °C (63.0 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:53
Midday
12:38
Sunset
19:24 (7:09h)

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