Stokes Airport (63AR) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAWM), 63AR is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Stokes Airport in Earle, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAWM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Stokes Airport (63AR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Earle, AR at a field elevation of 212 ft. 63AR has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAWM, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (08/26, 17/35), the longest 2,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMEM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAWM, 13 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (62°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KAWM 281353Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP245 T01670111 $
What changed at KAWM (nearest station)?
Since the 1253Z (7:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature rose 5°C between reports.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 30.24 → 30.26 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 63AR
Based on the nearest station (KAWM), 63AR is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 212 ft). 63AR does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMEM, about 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,900 ft | TURF-G | 3 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 08 | 2,200 ft | ASPH-F | 1 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 26 | 2,200 ft | ASPH-F | 1 kt tail | 3 kt left |
| 35 | 2,900 ft | TURF-G | 3 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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63AR 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 08/262,200 × 21 ft · ASPH-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 63ARWind
- 08
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/352,900 × 100 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 63ARWind
- 17
- 3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 3 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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 7→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
63AR 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 63AR
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAWM 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.
- 35
- 38%
- 17
- 32%
- 08
- 25%
- 26
- 5%
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Live crosswind meter
63AR has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAWM, 13 nm away.
Wind is 23° 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 63AR
- City
- Earle
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 212 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.2466, -90.4615
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAWM
- TAF
- Nearest KMEM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 59m
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Pilot PIREPs for Stokes Airport (63AR)
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