Star City Municipal Airport (K55M) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPBF), K55M is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Star City Municipal Airport in Star City, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPBF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Star City Municipal Airport (K55M) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Star City, AR at a field elevation of 398 ft. K55M has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPBF, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,000 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPBF, 15.4 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPBF 282153Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM CLR 28/09 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T02780089 PWINO
What changed at KPBF (nearest station)?
Since the 2053Z (3:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2053Z (3:53 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K55M
Based on the nearest station (KPBF), K55M is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 398 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 3,000 ft | ASP | 4 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 36 | 3,000 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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K55M 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 18/363,000 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K55MWind
- 18
- 4 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 3 kt tailwind · 6 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 23 h: wind 5→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K55M 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 K55M
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GWO UA /OV SQS180025/TM 2230/FL390/TP E545/TB OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME 43
GWO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SQS180025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2230Reported at 22:30 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP E545Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: occasional moderate chop.RM ZME 43Remarks.Show raw report
MLU UA /OV MLU090030/TM 2151/FL390/TP B738/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZME43
MLU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MLU090030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2151Reported at 21:51 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate chop.RM ZME43Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K55M
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPBF reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 59%
- 18
- 41%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KPBF 281720Z 2818/2918 16006KT P6SM FEW060 FM290600 00000KT P6SM FEW120 SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
K55M has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPBF, 15 nm away.
Wind is 60° 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
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 55M
- City
- Star City
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 398 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.9255, -91.8611
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPBF
- TAF
- Nearest KPBF
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 40m
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Pilot PIREPs for Star City Municipal Airport (K55M)
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