Flying W Airpark II Airport (6AR8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFSM), 6AR8 is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Flying W Airpark II Airport in Charleston, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFSM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Flying W Airpark II Airport (6AR8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Charleston, AR at a field elevation of 474 ft. 6AR8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFSM, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 18/36), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFSM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFSM, 15.9 nm away.
Wind variable at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (80°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFSM 281853Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 27/12 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP200 T02670117
What changed at KFSM (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.17 → 30.13 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 6AR8
Based on the nearest station (KFSM), 6AR8 is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 474 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.
Current wind is variable at 4 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 1,400 ft | GRE | - | - |
| 18 | 2,500 ft | GRE | - | - |
| 27 | 1,400 ft | GRE | - | - |
| 36 | 2,500 ft | GRE | - | - |
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6AR8 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 09/271,400 × 75 ft · GRECurrent useno stated-runway source at 6AR8Wind
- 09
- no steady wind
- 27
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/362,500 × 85 ft · GRECurrent useno stated-runway source at 6AR8Wind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- no steady wind
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 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
6AR8 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 6AR8
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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HOT UA /OV HOT/TM 1619/FL042/TP C208/SK BASE 042 TOP 046/RM ZME 01
HOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1619Reported at 16:19 UTC.FL042Altitude: 4,200 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE 042 TOP 046Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZME 01Remarks.Show raw report
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 6AR8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFSM reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 59%
- 36
- 21%
- 18
- 15%
- 27
- 5%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KFSM 281720Z 2818/2918 08005KT P6SM SKC FM281900 15007KT P6SM SKC FM290300 07003KT P6SM SCT250 FM291500 20005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250
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Live crosswind meter
6AR8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFSM, 16 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 6AR8
- City
- Charleston
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 474 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.3300, -94.0419
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFSM
- TAF
- Nearest KFSM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 45m
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Pilot PIREPs for Flying W Airpark II Airport (6AR8)
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