Chael Airport (AR97) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBDQ), AR97 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Chael Airport in Wooster, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBDQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Chael Airport (AR97) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wooster, AR at a field elevation of 320 ft. AR97 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBDQ, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLRF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBDQ, 11.8 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBDQ 281915Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 27/09 A3016 RMK AO2
What changed at KBDQ (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for AR97
Based on the nearest station (KBDQ), AR97 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 320 ft). AR97 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,500 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 36 | 2,500 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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AR97 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 18/362,500 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at AR97Wind
- 18
- 4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 4 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 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
AR97 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 AR97
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 AR97
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. The lowest ceiling was 12,000 ft. 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
- 61%
- 36
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
AR97 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBDQ, 12 nm away.
Wind is 40° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- AR97
- City
- Wooster
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 320 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.2201, -92.4965
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBDQ
- TAF
- Nearest KLRF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 0m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Chael Airport (AR97)
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