Smith Field (BUTL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K4M3), BUTL is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Smith Field in Ward, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K4M3): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Smith Field (BUTL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ward, AR at a field elevation of 253 ft. BUTL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K4M3, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,055 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLRF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K4M3, 11.3 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 4 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, a few clouds at 2,000 ft, scattered clouds at 2,800 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K4M3 281055Z AUTO 11004KT 7SM FEW020 SCT028 12/10 A3019 RMK A01
What changed at K4M3 (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
- Visibility moved from 10 SM to 7 SM.
Current pilot readout for BUTL
Based on the nearest station (K4M3), BUTL is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately -400 ft (field elevation 253 ft). BUTL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLRF, about 16 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 | 3,055 ft | Turf | 1 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 36 | 3,055 ft | Turf | 1 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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BUTL 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 18/363,055 × 75 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at BUTLWind
- 18
- 1 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 1 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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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→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
BUTL 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at BUTL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K4M3 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 10 kt. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 53%
- 18
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
BUTL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K4M3, 11 nm away.
Wind is 68° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- BUTL
- FAA LID
- 64AR
- City
- Ward
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 253 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.9697, -91.8312
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,055 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K4M3
- TAF
- Nearest KLRF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 5m
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Pilot PIREPs for Smith Field (BUTL)
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