Williams Field (38AR) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSLG), 38AR 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 Williams Field in Siloam Springs, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSLG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Williams Field (38AR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Siloam Springs, AR at a field elevation of 1,150 ft. 38AR has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSLG, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KXNA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSLG, 4.5 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 $
What changed at KSLG (nearest station)?
Since the 1756Z (12:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 18 kt.
- Wind direction moved from 160° to 190°.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.19 → 30.16 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 38AR
Based on the nearest station (KSLG), 38AR 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 2,400 ft (field elevation 1,150 ft). 38AR does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KXNA, about 13 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 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 10 kt head | 2 kt right (g3) |
| 36 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 10 kt tail | 2 kt left (g3) |
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38AR 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 18/362,000 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 38ARWind
- 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 10→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
38AR 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 38AR
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
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 38AR
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSLG reported varied conditions across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.
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
38AR has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSLG, 4.5 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily 1000-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 38AR
- City
- Siloam Springs
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,150 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.1188, -94.4682
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSLG
- TAF
- Nearest KXNA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 5m
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Pilot PIREPs for Williams Field (38AR)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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