Arkansas International Airport (KBYH) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHKA), KBYH is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Arkansas International Airport in Blytheville, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHKA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Arkansas International Airport (KBYH) is a regional airport serving Blytheville, AR at a field elevation of 254 ft. KBYH has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHKA, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 11,602 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KJBR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHKA, 5.7 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHKA 280853Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 12/11 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP230 T01220106 50003 PWINO $
What changed at KHKA (nearest station)?
Since the 0753Z (2:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
Current pilot readout for KBYH
Based on the nearest station (KHKA), KBYH is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately -400 ft (field elevation 254 ft). KBYH does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJBR, about 35 nm away.
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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 | 11,602 ft | PEM | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 36 | 11,602 ft | PEM | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KBYH 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.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 18/3611,602 × 150 ft · PEMCurrent useno stated-runway source at KBYHWind
- 18
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
1 active equipment NOTAMView 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 23 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KBYH 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 KBYH
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHKA 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.
- 18
- 51%
- 36
- 49%
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Live crosswind meter
KBYH has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHKA, 5.7 nm away.
Wind is 40° 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 · Jet A
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KBYH
- IATA
- BYH
- FAA LID
- BYH
- City
- Blytheville
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 254 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.9643, -89.9440
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 11,602 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHKA
- TAF
- Nearest KJBR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for Arkansas International Airport (KBYH)
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