KT41 METAR La Porte Municipal Airport

La Porte, TexasElevation 25 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFRMore than 1 hour old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

140@13

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

1,098 ft

+1,073 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2050Z (3:50 PM local) · More than 1 hour old

KT41 is currently VFR. Winds are from the southeast at 13 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

140° at 13 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

26°C / 15°C

79°F / 59°F. 11°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.16 inHg

1021.3 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 140° at 13 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly sunny, high near 81F, low near 67F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Wednesday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
This Afternoon	Mostly Sunny	81/67	SE 13 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	81/68	E 9 kt	–	8%
Wednesday	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	82/68	E 9 kt	–	17%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	81/68	E 9 kt	–	1%
Friday	Partly Sunny	80/69	E 9 kt	–	11%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	83/70	E 9 kt	–	20%
Sunday	Mostly Sunny	84/71	E 9 kt	–	3%

Source: National Weather Service (office HGX). Forecast issued 2149Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

OUR HEADSET PICK · NOT SPONSORED

David Clark DC ONE-X

Not sponsored, just the headset we'd buy ourselves: the DC ONE-X, with hybrid noise canceling, Bluetooth, and 30+ hour battery. And David Clark's A+ customer service is the real reason we recommend them.

Visit David Clark

RUNWAYS & WIND

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

READING THE BARB · SWIPE FOR MORE →

Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

140° at 13 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 1213 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

13 kt

CROSS

3 kt R

BEST

HEAD

0 kt

CROSS

13 kt R

X-WIND

HEAD

0 kt tail

CROSS

13 kt L

X-WIND

HEAD

13 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt L

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 4,165 ft

05/23

Dimensions

2,998 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0551°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 23231°T

Traffic patternLeft

12/30

Dimensions

4,165 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 12126°T

Displaced threshold190 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 30306°T

Displaced threshold402 ft

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

1,098 ft

Pressure altitude

-215 ft

Field elevation

25 ft MSL

Temperature

26°C (79°F)

Dewpoint

15°C (59°F)

Altimeter

30.16 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2338Z 6:38 PM

Sunrise

1229Z 7:29 AM

Loggable night

0003Z (7:03 PM local) → 1205Z (7:05 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2338Z (6:38 PM local) → 1229Z (7:29 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0038Z (7:38 PM local) → 1129Z (6:29 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

La Porte Municipal Airport is in La Porte, Texas. Field elevation 25 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerRAY MAYO

Manager phone281-471-9650

AttendedDaily, DALGT

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKT41

SectionalHOUSTON

Center (ARTCC)HOUSTON

Flight service (AFSS)MONTGOMERY COUNTY

RegionTexas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates29.6693, -95.0642

Distance from city3 NM NW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.700

UNICOM122.700

FREQUENCIES

Communications

134.45

HOUSTON APP/DEP

A/D

125.6

CLNC DEL

CLD

122.7

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.700

CTAF

122.700

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KT41 traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-25, 65 days observed · data 2026-10-25

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

24.1

AVG OPS/DAY

34.7

Operations trend (17 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 79%Unknown 16%Helicopter 2%Twin 2%Turboprop 1%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~104 landings/mo

›C150 (Piston single) · ~22 landings/mo

›ULAC (Unknown) · ~20 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~19 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~8 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

›C150 (Piston single)

›ULAC (Unknown)

›SR22 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KEFD Ellington Airport

6 NM SW

VFR

KHOU William P. Hobby Airport

11 NM W

VFR

KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Airport

24 NM NW

VFR

KGLS Scholes International At Galveston Airport

26 NM SE

VFR

KSGR Sugar Land Regional Airport

31 NM W

VFR

KDWH David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport

35 NM NW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD CTC HOUSTON APCH AT 281-443-5844. TO CNL IFR CTC HOUSTON APCH AT 281-443-5888.

›OBSTN CLNC SLOPE 30:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

›PRE DATES THE ACT.

›DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

›OBSTN CLNC SLOPE 26:1 TO DSPLCD THLD OVR 30 FT POLES, 927 FT DSTC.

›6 FT FENCE 199 FT DSTC 246 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.

›FUEL 24 HR SELF SERVE.

›THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.

›PAPI RWY 12 UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG L OF RWY CNTRLN.

›ACTVT REIL RWY 12; PAPI RWY 12; MIRL RWYS 05/23 & 12/30 - CTAF.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KT41 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KT41 have a METAR?

Yes. KT41 has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KT41 have a TAF?

When KT41 issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KT41?

KT41 sits at 25 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KT41?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.