Forrest City Municipal Airport (KFCY) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDRP), KFCY is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 6 knots gusting 13, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Forrest City Municipal Airport in Forrest City, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDRP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Forrest City Municipal Airport (KFCY) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Forrest City, AR at a field elevation of 249 ft. KFCY has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDRP, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,014 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMEM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDRP, 11 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 kt, gusting 13 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDRP 281915Z AUTO 21006G13KT 10SM CLR 27/10 A3018 RMK AO2
Current pilot readout for KFCY
Based on the nearest station (KDRP), KFCY is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 6 knots gusting 13, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 249 ft). KFCY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMEM, about 40 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 | 3,014 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 3 kt right (g6) |
| 36 | 3,014 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 3 kt left (g6) |
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KFCY 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 18/363,014 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KFCYWind
- 18
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 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.
KFCY 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 KFCY
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 54%
- 36
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
KFCY has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDRP, 11 nm away.
Wind is 29° 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
- Jet A
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KFCY
- IATA
- FCY
- FAA LID
- FCY
- City
- Forrest City
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 249 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.9420, -90.7750
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,014 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDRP
- TAF
- Nearest KMEM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 46m
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Pilot PIREPs for Forrest City Municipal Airport (KFCY)
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