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Conway Regional Airport (KCXW) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, KCXW is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Conway Regional Airport in Conway, AR, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Conway Regional Airport (KCXW) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Conway, AR at a field elevation of 276 ft. KCXW reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 5,500 ft.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
150° 8 kt
gusting 16 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.15"
Temp / Dew
82°F / 28°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 kt, gusting 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCXW 281915Z AUTO 15008G16KT 10SM CLR 28/14 A3015 RMK A01

What changed at KCXW?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 16 kt.

Current pilot readout for KCXW

KCXW is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately 1,600 ft (field elevation 276 ft). KCXW does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLRF, about 21 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
22FAV2 kt head8 kt left (g15)
042 kt tail8 kt right (g15)

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KCXW 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.

  • Runway 04/22
    5,500 × 100 ft · concrete
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KCXW
    Wind
    04
    2 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    22
    2 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0102019Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KCXW weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 KCXW

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KCXW reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 74%MVFR 15%IFR 10%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: 13 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 18

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

04
63%
22
37%

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Live KCXW Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KCXW's own weather station.

N22048 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
8 kt
Headwind in gusts
4 kt
Crosswind in gusts
15 kt

Wind is 75° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.

Concrete · 5,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Conway Regional Airport (KCXW) with runway 04/22 marked
N ↑

Runway 04/22 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
Daily 0800-1800 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
Yes
Other services
Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KCXW
FAA LID
CXW
City
Conway
State
Arkansas
Country
United States
Elevation
276 ft
Coordinates
35.0199, -92.5551
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,500 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KLRF
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 48m

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Pilot PIREPs for Conway Regional Airport (KCXW)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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