Heber Springs Municipal Airport (KHBZ) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBVX), KHBZ is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Heber Springs Municipal Airport in Heber Springs, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBVX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Heber Springs Municipal Airport (KHBZ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Heber Springs, AR at a field elevation of 632 ft. KHBZ has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBVX, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 4,002 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLRF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBVX, 22 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBVX 281856Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 27/11 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP221 T02720106 $
What changed at KBVX (nearest station)?
Since the 1756Z (12:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.22 → 30.19 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KHBZ
Based on the nearest station (KBVX), KHBZ is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (24). Density altitude is approximately 1,900 ft (field elevation 632 ft). KHBZ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLRF, about 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24FAV | 4,002 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 06 | 4,002 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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KHBZ 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 06/244,002 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KHBZWind
- 06
- 5 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 5 kt headwind · 3 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KHBZ 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KHBZ
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
HOT UA /OV HOT/TM 1619/FL042/TP C208/SK BASE 042 TOP 046/RM ZME 01
HOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1619Reported at 16:19 UTC.FL042Altitude: 4,200 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE 042 TOP 046Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZME 01Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KHBZ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBVX reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 06
- 55%
- 24
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
KHBZ has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBVX, 22 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 24, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 06/24 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 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Pattern altitude
- 1,430 ft MSL (798 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KHBZ
- FAA LID
- HBZ
- City
- Heber Springs
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 632 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.5117, -92.0130
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,002 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBVX
- TAF
- Nearest KLRF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 50m
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Pilot PIREPs for Heber Springs Municipal Airport (KHBZ)
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