Brickey Private Airport (AR43) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBDQ), AR43 is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Brickey Private Airport in Oppelo, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBDQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Brickey Private Airport (AR43) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Oppelo, AR at a field elevation of 320 ft. AR43 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBDQ, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLRF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBDQ, 4 nm away.
Wind variable at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBDQ 282115Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 28/08 A3012 RMK AO2
What changed at KBDQ (nearest station)?
Since the 2055Z (3:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2055Z (3:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for AR43
Based on the nearest station (KBDQ), AR43 is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,700 ft (field elevation 320 ft). AR43 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLRF, 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.
Current wind is variable at 3 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2,300 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 36 | 2,300 ft | TURF | - | - |
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AR43 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 18/362,300 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at AR43Wind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- no steady wind
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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 7→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
AR43 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 AR43
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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TXK UA /OV TXK360030/TM 2119/FL320/TP B767/TB NEG/RM ZFW42
TXK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TXK360030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2119Reported at 21:19 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP B767Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZFW42Remarks.Show raw report
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 AR43
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBDQ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 62%
- 36
- 38%
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Live crosswind meter
AR43 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBDQ, 4 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
- AR43
- City
- Oppelo
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 320 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.0976, -92.7791
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBDQ
- TAF
- Nearest KLRF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 1h 51m
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Pilot PIREPs for Brickey Private Airport (AR43)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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