Taylor Airstrip (1AR2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K4M3), 1AR2 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Taylor Airstrip in Des Arc, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K4M3): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Taylor Airstrip (1AR2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Des Arc, AR at a field elevation of 208 ft. 1AR2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K4M3, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,640 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLRF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K4M3, 13.4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K4M3 281455Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM CLR 20/10 A3023 RMK A01
What changed at K4M3 (nearest station)?
Since the 1435Z (9:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1435Z (9:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 1AR2
Based on the nearest station (K4M3), 1AR2 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 208 ft). 1AR2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLRF, about 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 2,640 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 27 | 2,640 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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1AR2 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 09/272,640 × 200 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1AR2Wind
- 09
- 2 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 2 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
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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 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
1AR2 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 1AR2
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K4M3 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 10 kt. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 62%
- 27
- 38%
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Live crosswind meter
1AR2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K4M3, 13 nm away.
Wind is 68° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Mon-Sat 0800-1700 local
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1AR2
- City
- Des Arc
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 208 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.9868, -91.5503
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,640 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K4M3
- TAF
- Nearest KLRF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 6m
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