Cherokee Strip (1AR5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSLG), 1AR5 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 190° at 10 knots gusting 18, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Cherokee Strip in Gentry, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSLG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cherokee Strip (1AR5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gentry, AR at a field elevation of 1,194 ft. 1AR5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSLG, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KXNA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSLG, 7.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 10 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (78°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg.
METAR KSLG 281856Z AUTO 19010G18KT CLR 26/11 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP204 T02560111 PWINO $
Current pilot readout for 1AR5
Based on the nearest station (KSLG), 1AR5 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 190° at 10 knots gusting 18, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,450 ft (field elevation 1,194 ft). 1AR5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KXNA, about 14 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 | 2,500 ft | TURF | 10 kt head | 2 kt right (g3) |
| 36 | 2,500 ft | TURF | 10 kt tail | 2 kt left (g3) |
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1AR5 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 18/362,500 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1AR5Wind
- 18
- 10 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 10 kt tailwind · 2 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.
1AR5 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 1AR5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FSM UA /OV XNA/TM 1355/FLUNKN/TP E135/RM DURD RY 16L AT 500 FT LEFT CROSSWIND 20KT, 200FT RIGHT CROSSWIND 10KT
FSM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV XNALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1355Reported at 13:55 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP E135Aircraft type reporting.RM DURD RY 16L AT 500 FT LEF…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 1AR5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 74%
- 36
- 26%
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Live crosswind meter
1AR5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSLG, 7.9 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 18, 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
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1AR5
- City
- Gentry
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,194 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.2994, -94.5847
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSLG
- TAF
- Nearest KXNA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 59m
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Pilot PIREPs for Cherokee Strip (1AR5)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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