Arkavalley Airport (12A) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCXW), 12A is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Arkavalley Airport in Conway, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCXW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Arkavalley Airport (12A) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Conway, AR at a field elevation of 329 ft. 12A has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCXW, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,133 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLRF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCXW, 14.4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 kt, gusting 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCXW 281915Z AUTO 15008G16KT 10SM CLR 28/14 A3015 RMK A01
What changed at KCXW (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 16 kt.
Current pilot readout for 12A
Based on the nearest station (KCXW), 12A is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,700 ft (field elevation 329 ft). 12A does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLRF, about 18 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 3,133 ft | ASPH-G | 7 kt head | 4 kt left (g8) |
| 36 | 3,133 ft | ASPH-G | 7 kt tail | 4 kt right (g8) |
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12A runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 18/363,133 × 40 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 12AWind
- 18
- 7 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 7 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
12A weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 12A
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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HOT UA /OV HOT/TM 1619/FL042/TP C208/SK BASE 042 TOP 046/RM ZME 01
HOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1619Reported at 16:19 UTC.FL042Altitude: 4,200 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE 042 TOP 046Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZME 01Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 12A
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCXW reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 52%
- 18
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
12A has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCXW, 14 nm away.
Wind is 31° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 12A
- City
- Conway
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 329 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.1775, -92.3351
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,133 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCXW
- TAF
- Nearest KLRF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 59m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Conway RC Assn Inc - Kinley Dr , Conway, AR · 7 mi
- Arkansas Sky Tigers - McWilson Rd , Plumerville, AR · 11 mi
- El Paso Country Fliers - Smith Rd , Beebe, AR · 19 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Arkavalley Airport (12A)
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