Rector Airport (K7M8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTKX), K7M8 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Rector Airport in Rector, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTKX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Rector Airport (K7M8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rector, AR at a field elevation of 281 ft. K7M8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTKX, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,405 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTKX, 13.8 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,100 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KTKX 280955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT041 10/10 A3021 RMK AO2
What changed at KTKX (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 K7M8
Based on the nearest station (KTKX), K7M8 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 281 ft). K7M8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJBR, about 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 3,405 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 36 | 3,405 ft | ASP | - | - |
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K7M8 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 18/363,405 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K7M8Wind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“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.
K7M8 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 K7M8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTKX 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: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 64%
- 18
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
K7M8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTKX, 14 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 7M8
- City
- Rector
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 281 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.2501, -90.3195
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,405 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTKX
- TAF
- Nearest KJBR
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 57m
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Pilot PIREPs for Rector Airport (K7M8)
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