Arkansas International Airport (KBYH) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
Aviation weather near Arkansas International Airport in Blytheville, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHKA): conditions, runway crosswinds, and free Telegram airport alerts.
Arkansas International Airport (KBYH) is a regional airport serving Blytheville, AR at 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. Its 2 runways (18, 36), longest 11,602 ft, are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. The nearest TAF is issued for KJBR. Track it in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get alerts read from KHKA, the station this page is based on.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHKA, 5.7 nm away.
What changed at KHKA (nearest station)?
Since the 0553Z (12:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0553Z report, conditions are holding steady.
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Current pilot readout for KBYH
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Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at KBYH. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.
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 | 11,602 ft | PEM | - | - |
| 36 | 11,602 ft | PEM | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KBYH weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Live weather radar around Arkansas International Airport in Blytheville, AR: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around KBYH is headed.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. 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 27 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
- 18
- 55%
- 36
- 45%
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Airport facts
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- 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
- 2
- Longest runway
- 11,602 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHKA
- TAF
- Nearest KJBR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 16h 55m
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Nearby airports
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Within 25 NM
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50–100 NM
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KBYH weather: frequently asked
What runways are available at KBYH?+
KBYH has 2 runways: 18, 36; the longest is 11,602 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.
Where does the weather shown for KBYH come from?+
Arkansas International Airport does not have its own weather station. Conditions shown here come from the nearest reporting station, KHKA, about 6 nm away, close enough for situational awareness, but local conditions at KBYH can differ.
Does KBYH have a TAF?+
No. KBYH does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJBR, about 35 nm away.
Does KBYH broadcast D-ATIS?+
No. KBYH does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for KBYH from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR (via the nearest reporting station) instead.
Pilot PIREPs for Arkansas International Airport (KBYH)
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