Mc Donald's Strip (AR12) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:56 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSRC), AR12 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Mc Donald's Strip in Rose Bud, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSRC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mc Donald's Strip (AR12) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rose Bud, AR at a field elevation of 700 ft. AR12 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSRC, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLRF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSRC, 15.3 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSRC 280556Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP230 T01220100 10183 20111 402610067 51002 $
What changed at KSRC (nearest station)?
Since the 0456Z (11:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0456Z (11:56 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for AR12
Based on the nearest station (KSRC), AR12 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 700 ft). AR12 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLRF, about 25 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind 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 | 2,300 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 27 | 2,300 ft | TURF | - | - |
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AR12 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 09/272,300 × 110 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at AR12Wind
- 09
- no steady wind
- 27
- no steady wind
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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 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
AR12 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 AR12
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LIT UA /OV LIT045040/TM 0044/FL350/TP A320/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZME34
LIT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LIT045040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0044Reported at 00:44 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.RM ZME34Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at AR12
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSRC reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 66%
- 27
- 34%
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Live crosswind meter
AR12 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSRC, 15 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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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
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- AR12
- City
- Rose Bud
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 700 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.3206, -92.0187
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSRC
- TAF
- Nearest KLRF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 16h 49m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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Pilot PIREPs for Mc Donald's Strip (AR12)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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