Randal Field (70AR) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHKA), 70AR is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Randal Field in Blytheville, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHKA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Randal Field (70AR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Blytheville, AR at a field elevation of 242 ft. 70AR has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHKA, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KJBR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHKA, 8.7 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHKA 280953Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR 12/11 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP231 T01170106 PWINO $
What changed at KHKA (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 70AR
Based on the nearest station (KHKA), 70AR is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately -450 ft (field elevation 242 ft). 70AR does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJBR, about 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 2,400 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 27 | 2,400 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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70AR 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 09/272,400 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 70ARWind
- 09
- 3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 3 kt tailwind · 1 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 4→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
70AR 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 70AR
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHKA reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 67%
- 27
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
70AR has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHKA, 8.7 nm away.
Wind is 18° off runway 09, 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
- 70AR
- City
- Blytheville
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 242 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.9943, -89.9970
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHKA
- TAF
- Nearest KJBR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for Randal Field (70AR)
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