River Acres Airport (3AR8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSRC), 3AR8 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near River Acres Airport in Heber Springs, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSRC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
River Acres Airport (3AR8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Heber Springs, AR at a field elevation of 260 ft. 3AR8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSRC, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLRF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSRC, 19.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSRC 282256Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 25/10 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP206 T02500100 $
What changed at KSRC (nearest station)?
Since the 2156Z (4:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature down 3°C.
Current pilot readout for 3AR8
Based on the nearest station (KSRC), 3AR8 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 260 ft). 3AR8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLRF, about 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 2,500 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 0 kt |
| S | 2,500 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 0 kt |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
3AR8 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 3AR8
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ELD UA /OV ELD350050/TM 2325/FL060/TP PA32/RM SMOOTH ZFW30
ELD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ELD350050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2325Reported at 23:25 UTC.FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.TP PA32Aircraft type reporting.RM SMOOTH ZFW30Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 3AR8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSRC reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3AR8
- City
- Heber Springs
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 260 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.4723, -91.9630
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSRC
- TAF
- Nearest KLRF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 23h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for River Acres Airport (3AR8)
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