Banks Ranch Airport (62AR) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:58 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KROG), 62AR is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Banks Ranch Airport in Busch, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KROG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Banks Ranch Airport (62AR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Busch, AR at a field elevation of 1,061 ft. 62AR has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KROG, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (08/26, 17/35), the longest 1,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KROG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KROG, 13 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KROG 281758Z 20009KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP213 T02440111 10250 20133 58014
What changed at KROG (nearest station)?
Since the 1658Z (11:58 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.22 → 30.19 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 62AR
Based on the nearest station (KROG), 62AR is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,100 ft (field elevation 1,061 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 1,100 ft | Turf | 8 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 26 | 1,500 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 8 kt left |
| 08 | 1,500 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 8 kt right |
| 35 | 1,100 ft | Turf | 8 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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62AR runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 08/261,500 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 62ARWind
- 08
- 4 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 5 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/351,100 × 100 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 62ARWind
- 17
- 8 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 8 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“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 11→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
62AR 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 62AR
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KROG reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 10,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 45%
- 08
- 37%
- 35
- 10%
- 26
- 8%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KROG 281720Z 2818/2918 18011KT P6SM SKC FM282300 16005KT P6SM SKC FM291400 20007KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
62AR has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KROG, 13 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 17, 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
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 62AR
- City
- Busch
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,061 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.4572, -93.8599
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KROG
- TAF
- Nearest KROG
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 37m
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Pilot PIREPs for Banks Ranch Airport (62AR)
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