Melbourne Municipal John E Miller Field (K42A) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, K42A is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Melbourne Municipal John E Miller Field in Melbourne, AR, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Melbourne Municipal John E Miller Field (K42A) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Melbourne, AR at a field elevation of 735 ft. K42A reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 4,003 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
Wind calm, visibility 8 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K42A 280955Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 09/09 A3021 RMK AO2
What changed at K42A?
Since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K42A
K42A is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -150 ft (field elevation 735 ft). K42A does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBPK, about 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | 4,003 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 21 | 4,003 ft | ASP | - | - |
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K42A 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 03/214,003 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K42AWind
- 03
- no steady wind
- 21
- 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 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K42A 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 K42A
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, K42A reported mostly VFR across 62 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 10 kt. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 03
- 64%
- 21
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by K42A's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 4,003 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Mon-Sat DALGT local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- K42A
- FAA LID
- 42A
- City
- Melbourne
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 735 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.0710, -91.8301
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,003 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KBPK
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 4m
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Pilot PIREPs for Melbourne Municipal John E Miller Field (K42A)
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