Junior Smith Airport (60AS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for 60AS right now.
Aviation weather near Junior Smith Airport in Elaine, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCKM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Junior Smith Airport (60AS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Elaine, AR at a field elevation of 159 ft. 60AS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCKM, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,802 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPBF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCKM, 21.3 nm away.
What changed at KCKM (nearest station)?
Since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 60AS
A current METAR is not available for 60AS right now. The nearest reporting station is KCKM. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2,802 ft | Turf | - | - |
| 36 | 2,802 ft | Turf | - | - |
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60AS 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 18/362,802 × 100 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 60ASWind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- 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 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
60AS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
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 60AS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCKM reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 52%
- 36
- 48%
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Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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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
- 60AS
- City
- Elaine
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 159 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.3762, -90.9314
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,802 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCKM
- TAF
- Nearest KPBF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 47m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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50–100 NM
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Pilot PIREPs for Junior Smith Airport (60AS)
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