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Hope Municipal Airport (KM18) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTXK), KM18 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Hope Municipal Airport in Hope, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTXK): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hope Municipal Airport (KM18) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hope, AR at a field elevation of 359 ft. KM18 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTXK, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (04/22, 16/34), the longest 5,501 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTXK.

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VFR
Observed 1953Z (2:53 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTXK, 23.1 nm away.

Wind
200° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
82°F / 28°C
dew 56°F / 13°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 5,500 ft, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KTXK 281953Z 20007KT 10SM SCT055 28/13 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP199 T02780133

Current pilot readout for KM18

Based on the nearest station (KTXK), KM18 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 16, 22. Density altitude is approximately 1,700 ft (field elevation 359 ft). KM18 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTXK, about 23 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
226 kt head3 kt left
16FAV6 kt head4 kt right
046 kt tail3 kt right
346 kt tail4 kt left

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KM18 runways

2 physical runways · 4 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
    5,301 × 100 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KM18
    Wind
    04
    6 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    22
    6 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 16/34
    5,501 × 100 ft · CON
    Closed (NOTAM)
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KM18
    Wind
    16
    6 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    34
    6 kt tailwind · 4 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.

KM18 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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KM18

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1944Z (2:44 PM CDT) · 79 NM S of KM18 · 34,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light to moderate chop turbulence
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SHV UA /OV EMG270020/TM 1944/FL340/TP E170/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZFW86
SHV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EMG270020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1944Reported at 19:44 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous light to moderate chop.
RM ZFW86Remarks.
PIREP1930Z (2:30 PM CDT) · 91 NM SW of KM18 · 34,000 ft MSL · B38M
moderate turbulence
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GGG UA /OV GGG090010/TM 1930/FL340/TP B38M/TB MOD/RM ZFW89
GGG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GGG090010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1930Reported at 19:30 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
RM ZFW89Remarks.
PIREP1619Z (11:19 AM CDT) · 54 NM NE of KM18 · 4,200 ft MSL · C208
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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.
PIREP1533Z (10:33 AM CDT) · 77 NM S of KM18 · during descent · E145
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SHV UA /OV SHV/TM 1533/FL040/TP E145/SK BKN040/RM DURD RY32
SHV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SHVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1533Reported at 15:33 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD RY32Remarks.
PIREP1443Z (9:43 AM CDT) · 88 NM SW of KM18 · 30,000 ft MSL · E170
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GGG UA /OV MRSSH/TM 1443/FL300/TP E170/TB NEG DURC/RM ZFW86
GGG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MRSSHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1443Reported at 14:43 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG DURCTurbulence: none reported durc.
RM ZFW86Remarks.
PIREP1442Z (9:42 AM CDT) · 96 NM SW of KM18 · during descent · GLF4
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GGG UA /OV GGG/TM 1442/FLDURD/TP GLF4/SK BKN023
GGG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GGGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1442Reported at 14:42 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP GLF4Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KM18

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

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
40%
16
39%
22
12%
34
9%

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Live crosswind meter

KM18 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTXK, 23 nm away.

N22047 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 28° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Concrete · 5,301 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Hope Municipal Airport (KM18) with runway 04/22, 16/34 marked
N ↑

Runway 04/22, 16/34 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-Thu 0600-1630 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
M18
City
Hope
State
Arkansas
Country
United States
Elevation
359 ft
Coordinates
33.7201, -93.6588
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,501 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KTXK
TAF
Nearest KTXK
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 2m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hope Municipal Airport (KM18)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Hope Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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