Dogwood Airport (73AR) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:55 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLRF), 73AR is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Dogwood Airport in Austin, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLRF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Dogwood Airport (73AR) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Austin, AR at a field elevation of 280 ft. 73AR has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLRF, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLRF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLRF, 9.4 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLRF 281955Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 28/11 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP208 T02800111 CHINO RWY25 $
What changed at KLRF (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.19 → 30.14 inHg.
- Temperature up 3°C.
Current pilot readout for 73AR
Based on the nearest station (KLRF), 73AR is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 280 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 4,000 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 36 | 4,000 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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73AR 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 18/364,000 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 73ARWind
- 18
- 5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 5 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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 3→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
73AR 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 73AR
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 73AR
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLRF reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 20,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 58%
- 18
- 42%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1500Z (10:00 AM CDT)
TAF KLRF 281500Z 2815/2921 13006KT 9999 FEW220 QNH3018INS TX28/2821Z TN10/2912Z
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Live crosswind meter
73AR has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLRF, 9.4 nm away.
Wind is 13° off runway 18, 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
- 73AR
- City
- Austin
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 280 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.0529, -92.0539
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLRF
- TAF
- Nearest KLRF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 2h 38m
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Pilot PIREPs for Dogwood Airport (73AR)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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