Runsick Flying Service Airport (7AR3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDRP), 7AR3 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 6 knots gusting 13, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Runsick Flying Service Airport in Colt, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDRP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Runsick Flying Service Airport (7AR3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Colt, AR at a field elevation of 250 ft. 7AR3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDRP, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KJBR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDRP, 1.9 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 kt, gusting 13 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDRP 281915Z AUTO 21006G13KT 10SM CLR 27/10 A3018 RMK AO2
What changed at KDRP (nearest station)?
Since the 1850Z (1:50 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 0 to 6 kt.
Current pilot readout for 7AR3
Based on the nearest station (KDRP), 7AR3 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 6 knots gusting 13, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 250 ft). 7AR3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJBR, about 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,400 ft | ASPH | 5 kt head | 3 kt right (g6) |
| 36 | 2,400 ft | ASPH | 5 kt tail | 3 kt left (g6) |
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7AR3 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 18/362,400 × 40 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 7AR3Wind
- 18
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 5 kt tailwind · 3 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 24 h: wind 9→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
7AR3 weather radar
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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 7AR3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDRP reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 13 kt. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 54%
- 36
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
7AR3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDRP, 1.9 nm away.
Wind is 30° 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
- 7AR3
- City
- Colt
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 250 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.1511, -90.8156
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDRP
- TAF
- Nearest KJBR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 53m
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Pilot PIREPs for Runsick Flying Service Airport (7AR3)
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