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Pearson Field (AR13) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCXW), AR13 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Pearson Field in Bigelow, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCXW): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Pearson Field (AR13) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bigelow, AR at a field elevation of 300 ft. AR13 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCXW, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLRF.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCXW, 4.4 nm away.

Wind
150° 8 kt
gusting 16 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.15"
Temp / Dew
82°F / 28°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 kt, gusting 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCXW 281915Z AUTO 15008G16KT 10SM CLR 28/14 A3015 RMK A01

Current pilot readout for AR13

Based on the nearest station (KCXW), AR13 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 300 ft). AR13 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLRF, about 24 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
14FAV8 kt head1 kt right (g2)
328 kt tail1 kt left (g2)

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AR13 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.

  • Runway 14/32
    2,000 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at AR13
    Wind
    14
    8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    32
    8 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    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.

AR13 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 AR13

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1619Z (11:19 AM CDT) · 38 NM SW of AR13 · 4,200 ft MSL · C208
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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 AR13

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 74%MVFR 15%IFR 10%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: 13 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 18

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

14
53%
32
47%

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Live crosswind meter

AR13 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCXW, 4.4 nm away.

N14328 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt
Headwind in gusts
16 kt
Crosswind in gusts
2 kt

Wind is 6° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Pearson Field (AR13)
N ↑

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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
AR13
City
Bigelow
State
Arkansas
Country
United States
Elevation
300 ft
Coordinates
34.9862, -92.6335
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCXW
TAF
Nearest KLRF
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 59m

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Pilot PIREPs for Pearson Field (AR13)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Pearson Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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