Elder Airstrip (6AR1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KVBT), 6AR1 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Elder Airstrip in Cave Springs, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KVBT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Elder Airstrip (6AR1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cave Springs, AR at a field elevation of 1,300 ft. 6AR1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KVBT, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 1,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KXNA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KVBT, 4.2 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KVBT 281756Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP220 T02440111 10244 20122 58014
What changed at KVBT (nearest station)?
Since the 1656Z (11:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.22 → 30.20 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 6AR1
Based on the nearest station (KVBT), 6AR1 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately 2,400 ft (field elevation 1,300 ft). 6AR1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KXNA, about 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12FAV | 1,200 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 10 kt right |
| 30 | 1,200 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 10 kt left |
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6AR1 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 12/301,200 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6AR1Wind
- 12
- 3 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 3 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from left
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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→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
6AR1 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 6AR1
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FSM UA /OV XNA/TM 1355/FLUNKN/TP E135/RM DURD RY 16L AT 500 FT LEFT CROSSWIND 20KT, 200FT RIGHT CROSSWIND 10KT
FSM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV XNALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1355Reported at 13:55 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP E135Aircraft type reporting.RM DURD RY 16L AT 500 FT LEF…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 6AR1
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KVBT reported mostly VFR across 27 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 9,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 76%
- 30
- 24%
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Live crosswind meter
6AR1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KVBT, 4.2 nm away.
Wind is 75° off runway 12, 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
- 6AR1
- City
- Cave Springs
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,300 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.2779, -94.1966
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KVBT
- TAF
- Nearest KXNA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 38m
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Pilot PIREPs for Elder Airstrip (6AR1)
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