Crystal Ridge Airport (3AR6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSUZ), 3AR6 is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Crystal Ridge Airport in Little Rock, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSUZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Crystal Ridge Airport (3AR6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Little Rock, AR at a field elevation of 505 ft. 3AR6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSUZ, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLIT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSUZ, 8.5 nm away.
Wind variable at 5 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSUZ 282215Z AUTO VRB05KT 8SM CLR 28/09 A3013 RMK A01
What changed at KSUZ (nearest station)?
Since the 2155Z (4:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
- Wind direction is now variable.
- Visibility improved from 5 SM to 8 SM.
- Haze ended (HZ).
Current pilot readout for 3AR6
Based on the nearest station (KSUZ), 3AR6 is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,950 ft (field elevation 505 ft). 3AR6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLIT, about 15 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is variable at 5 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2,600 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 19 | 2,600 ft | TURF | - | - |
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3AR6 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 01/192,600 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3AR6Wind
- 01
- no steady wind
- 19
- no steady wind
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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 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
3AR6 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 3AR6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
TXK UA /OV TXK015025/TM 2208/FL360/TP B727/TB NEG/RM ZFW42
TXK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TXK015025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2208Reported at 22:08 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B727Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZFW42Remarks.Show raw report
TXK UA /OV TXK360030/TM 2119/FL320/TP B767/TB NEG/RM ZFW42
TXK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TXK360030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2119Reported at 21:19 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP B767Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZFW42Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 3AR6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSUZ reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 12 kt. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 61%
- 19
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
3AR6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSUZ, 8.5 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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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
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3AR6
- City
- Little Rock
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 505 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.7285, -92.5170
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSUZ
- TAF
- Nearest KLIT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 50m
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Nearby airports
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AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Crystal Ridge Airport (3AR6)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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