Crystal Lake Airport (K5M5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:53 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KXNA), K5M5 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Crystal Lake Airport in Decatur, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KXNA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Crystal Lake Airport (K5M5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Decatur, AR at a field elevation of 1,178 ft. K5M5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KXNA, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 3,863 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KXNA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KXNA, 7.6 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 7,500 ft, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 7,500 ft.
METAR KXNA 271453Z 16006KT 10SM BKN075 18/09 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP232 T01780094 51005
What changed at KXNA (nearest station)?
Since the 1353Z (8:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature up 3°C.
Current pilot readout for K5M5
Based on the nearest station (KXNA), K5M5 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 1,178 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13FAV | 3,863 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 31 | 3,863 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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K5M5 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 13/313,863 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K5M5Wind
- 13
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 5 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 23 h: wind 8→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → 7,500 ft.
K5M5 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 K5M5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KXNA reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 73%
- 31
- 27%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (6:20 AM CDT)
TAF KXNA 271120Z 2712/2812 15004KT P6SM BKN120 OVC150 FM271700 19008KT P6SM SKC FM280000 16004KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
K5M5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KXNA, 7.6 nm away.
Wind is 26° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5M5
- City
- Decatur
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,178 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.3436, -94.4448
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,863 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KXNA
- TAF
- Nearest KXNA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 7h 49m
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Pilot PIREPs for Crystal Lake Airport (K5M5)
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