Fordyce Municipal Airport (K5M4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCDH), K5M4 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Fordyce Municipal Airport in Fordyce, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCDH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Fordyce Municipal Airport (K5M4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fordyce, AR at a field elevation of 193 ft. K5M4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCDH, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 3,183 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCDH, 24 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCDH 280955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/09 A3017 RMK AO2 T01050089
What changed at KCDH (nearest station)?
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 K5M4
Based on the nearest station (KCDH), K5M4 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 193 ft). K5M4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPBF, about 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 3,183 ft | ASPH-E | - | - |
| 23 | 3,183 ft | ASPH-E | - | - |
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K5M4 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 05/233,183 × 60 ft · ASPH-ECurrent useno stated-runway source at K5M4Wind
- 05
- no steady wind
- 23
- 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.
K5M4 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 K5M4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCDH reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 21,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 73%
- 23
- 27%
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Live crosswind meter
K5M4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCDH, 24 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23 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
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5M4
- City
- Fordyce
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 193 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.8458, -92.3655
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,183 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCDH
- TAF
- Nearest KPBF
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 9m
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Pilot PIREPs for Fordyce Municipal Airport (K5M4)
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