Whirlwind Aviation Airport (48AR) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KM19), 48AR is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Whirlwind Aviation Airport in Fisher, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KM19): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Whirlwind Aviation Airport (48AR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fisher, AR at a field elevation of 240 ft. 48AR has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KM19, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KJBR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KM19, 18.8 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KM19 282056Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM CLR 28/09 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP223 T02780089 56023 $
What changed at KM19 (nearest station)?
Since the 1956Z (2:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.17 → 30.15 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 48AR
Based on the nearest station (KM19), 48AR is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 240 ft). 48AR does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJBR, about 23 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 | 1,800 ft | CON | 7 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 36 | 1,800 ft | CON | 7 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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48AR 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 18/361,800 × 20 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at 48ARWind
- 18
- 7 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 7 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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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 6→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
48AR 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 48AR
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KM19 reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 57%
- 18
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
48AR has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KM19, 19 nm away.
Wind is 30° 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
- 48AR
- City
- Fisher
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 240 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.4847, -90.8411
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KM19
- TAF
- Nearest KJBR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 1h 43m
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Pilot PIREPs for Whirlwind Aviation Airport (48AR)
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