Frank Federer Memorial Airport (KM36) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for KM36 right now.
Aviation weather near Frank Federer Memorial Airport in Brinkley, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDRP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Frank Federer Memorial Airport (KM36) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Brinkley, AR at a field elevation of 195 ft. KM36 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDRP, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 4,002 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLRF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDRP, 22.4 nm away.
What changed at KDRP (nearest station)?
Since the 1815Z (1:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind picked up to 10 kt from calm.
Current pilot readout for KM36
A current METAR is not available for KM36 right now. The nearest reporting station is KDRP. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | 4,002 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 20 | 4,002 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KM36 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 02/204,002 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KM36Wind
- 02
- no steady wind
- 20
- no steady wind
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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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 7→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KM36 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 KM36
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDRP reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 11 kt. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 02
- 53%
- 20
- 47%
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Runway 02/20 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
- Attended
- Mar-Sep Mon-Sat 0800-1200 local; Oct-Feb Mon-Fri DAYLIGHT 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
- FAA LID
- M36
- City
- Brinkley
- State
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 195 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.8803, -91.1764
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,002 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDRP
- TAF
- Nearest KLRF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 28m
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Pilot PIREPs for Frank Federer Memorial Airport (KM36)
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