Runways at KLSF
According to OurAirports data (compiled from AIP and FAA sources), Lawson Army Air Field (Fort Benning) has one runway: 15/33 - 3,049 m long (10,002 ft), 46 m wide, asphalt surface.
Lawson Army Air Field (Fort Benning) (KLSF / LSF)
United States · elevation 232 ft AMSL
· 32.3325, -84.9880
About Lawson Army Air Field (Fort Benning)
Lawson Army Air Field (Fort Benning) is an airport with the ICAO code KLSF and the IATA code LSF. Country: United States. Nearest settlement listed in the database: Fort Benning. OurAirports classifies it as a medium-sized airport. Its ICAO code starts with the KL prefix, which marks airports in United States. The four-letter code KLSF is used in flight operations and weather reports, while the three-letter IATA code LSF is used for ticketing and baggage handling. The airport reference point sits at 32°19'57"N, 84°59'17"W, at an elevation of 232 ft (71 m) above sea level. The applicable time zone is America/New_York.
Satellite view of KLSF
Aerial imagery showing the runway and apron layout - the zoom is matched to the longest runway.
Runways of KLSF
| Threshold | Course | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 150° | 3,049 m (10,002 ft) | 46 m (150 ft) | asphalt |
| 33 | 330° |
The course is derived from the runway designator (number × 10), not from a survey - the actual magnetic bearing can differ by a few degrees.
Declared distances (TORA, TODA, ASDA, LDA) are published in the national AIP - they are not part of this table.
Climate at Lawson Army Air Field (Fort Benning) - statistics from METAR reports
What the METAR reports from KLSF for 2023-2025 show - counted hour by hour.
We computed these statistics from 25,132 METAR reports issued by KLSF in 2023-2025. VFR conditions prevailed 79% of the time, MVFR 11% and IFR or LIFR 10%. Best month for VFR flying: June (87% of hours VFR). Most IFR and LIFR hours: November (18%).
Through the day, IFR or LIFR conditions are most frequent around 11:00 UTC (25% of reports at that hour) and least frequent around 22:00 UTC (3%).
Fog (FG) was reported on 65 days a year on average, most often in November. Thunderstorms (TS) occurred on 36 days a year on average, and snowfall on 0.7.
The wind most often blows from W (270°) - 6% of reports. Calm (0 kt) made up 40% of reports, and gusts of 25 kt or more appeared in <1%. Warmest month: July (average high 34.0 °C); coldest: January (average low 1.9 °C).
Year
Selected period in numbers: 2023-2025
- VFR hours
- 79%
- IFR/LIFR hours
- 10%
- Avg high
- 25.8 °C
- Avg low
- 12.7 °C
- Fog days
- 65
- Thunderstorm days
- 36
- Snow days
- 0.7
- Prevailing wind
- W · 6%
- Gusts ≥ 25 kt
- <1%
Day counts are for the selected period (for all years - the yearly average).
- VFR 79%
- MVFR 11%
- IFR 6%
- LIFR 5%
The top of each bar is the average daily high, the bottom the average daily low (usually around dawn), in °C.
Wind rose
- 1-10 kt
- 11-20 kt
- over 20 kt
- calm: 40%
Most often: W - 6% of reports. Each petal shows the direction the wind blows from (as in METAR) - the longer it is, the more often. Colour shows wind speed.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high °C | Avg low °C | VFR | IFR/LIFR | Fog days | Thunderstorm days | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.4 | 1.9 | 76% | 12% | 4.7 | 1 | 0.7 |
| February | 20.5 | 6.5 | 73% | 10% | 3.7 | 1 | 0 |
| March | 22.9 | 8.4 | 78% | 10% | 4.1 | 3.4 | 0 |
| April | 26.5 | 12.4 | 78% | 10% | 6.3 | 3.5 | 0 |
| May | 28.6 | 16.9 | 80% | 10% | 5.1 | 5.4 | 0 |
| June | 32.2 | 19.8 | 87% | 7% | 3.8 | 4.5 | 0 |
| July | 34.0 | 22.7 | 86% | 8% | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| August | 33.5 | 21.8 | 86% | 6% | 2.1 | 6.9 | 0 |
| September | 31.0 | 18.6 | 81% | 8% | 7 | 1.7 | 0 |
| October | 26.4 | 12.0 | 82% | 9% | 8.1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 21.9 | 8.1 | 68% | 18% | 11 | 0.3 | 0 |
| December | 16.9 | 4.0 | 69% | 16% | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0 |
Temperatures are averages of daily highs and lows. Day counts are the average per month over the period.
Runway headings and wind
The thresholds are oriented as follows: 15/33 on 150° and 330° magnetic. A threshold designator is its magnetic heading divided by ten (ICAO Annex 14), so the runway axis can be read straight off the numbers.
For the 15/33 axis, wind from the south-west (around 240°) or from the north-east (around 60°) blows perpendicular to the runway and produces the largest crosswind component. Wind from around 150° or 330° acts along the runway, as a headwind or a tailwind. The decoder on this page computes those components automatically from the current METAR.
METAR and TAF for KLSF
Weather reports for Lawson Army Air Field (Fort Benning) are published under the ICAO code KLSF. A METAR is an observation of current conditions, usually issued every 30 or 60 minutes; a TAF is a forecast for the airport area, typically covering 9 to 30 hours.
The decoder breaks the KLSF report down into its parts: wind direction and speed including gusts and variability, visibility (including CAVOK and directional minimum visibility), weather phenomena by WMO code, cloud layers with their bases, temperature and dew point, QNH pressure, and the resulting flight category - VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR - using FAA thresholds.
Not every airport issues its own reports; many smaller airfields have no weather station. If no current data is available for KLSF, check the nearby airports listed below.
Reports always use UTC (the Z suffix). The America/New_York zone is GMT-05:00 in winter and GMT-04:00 in summer - that is the shift to apply to the time in the report to get local time at the airport.
The closest airports in the database, measured in a straight line from the reference point, are Columbus Airport (KCSG, 21 km), Weedon Field (Eufaula) (KEUF, 44 km), Auburn University Regional Airport (KAUO, 52 km). When no report is available for KLSF, they usually give the best approximation of conditions in the area.
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