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US-5443 Weather Area 18 Landing Strip

Fort Rucker, AlabamaElevation 271 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KOZR · 7 NM S · 59 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KOZR
WIND
020@6
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 30° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 14C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly clear, low near 55F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Clear 55 NE 4 kt – 0%
Monday Sunny 78/51 NE 9 kt – 0%
Tuesday Sunny 80/52 ENE 4 kt – 1%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 79/57 ENE 9 kt – 2%
Thursday Sunny 81/59 ENE 9 kt – 0%
Friday Sunny 82/61 ENE 9 kt – 1%
Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 83/62 E 9 kt – 27%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 84 SE 4 kt – 41%

Source: National Weather Service (office TAE). Forecast issued 0354Z.

Radar

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

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-5443. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
271 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2300Z 6:00 PM
Sunrise
1153Z 6:53 AM
Loggable night
2325Z (6:25 PM local) → 1129Z (6:29 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2300Z (6:00 PM local) → 1153Z (6:53 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0000Z (7:00 PM local) → 1053Z (5:53 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

Area 18 Landing Strip is in Fort Rucker, Alabama. Field elevation 271 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-5443
RegionAlabama
CountryUnited States
Coordinates31.3910, -85.7673
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-5443 traffic patterns

2026-08-10 to 2026-08-10, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›UH1 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
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

US-5443 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KOZR (7 NM S, VFR).

KOZR Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field
7 NM S
VFR
KEDN Enterprise Municipal Airport
9 NM SW
VFR
KDHN Dothan Regional Airport
17 NM E
VFR
KTOI Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field
31 NM NW
VFR
KEUF Weedon Field
47 NM NE
VFR
KCEW Bob Sikes Airport
53 NM SW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-5443 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-5443 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-5443. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-5443 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-5443. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-5443?
US-5443 sits at 271 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-5443?
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.