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Petit Jean Park Airport (KMPJ) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBDQ), KMPJ is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 2 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Petit Jean Park Airport in Morrilton, AR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBDQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Petit Jean Park Airport (KMPJ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Morrilton, AR at a field elevation of 923 ft. KMPJ has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBDQ, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 5,852 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBDQ, 9.6 nm away.

Wind
110° 2 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.19"
Temp / Dew
52°F / 11°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 2 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBDQ 280835Z AUTO 11002KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3019 RMK AO2

What changed at KBDQ (nearest station)?

Since the 0815Z (3:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.

Current pilot readout for KMPJ

Based on the nearest station (KBDQ), KMPJ is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 2 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 350 ft (field elevation 923 ft). KMPJ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLRF, 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
03FAV0 kt head2 kt right
210 kt head2 kt left

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KMPJ 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 03/21
    5,852 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KMPJ
    Wind
    03
    0 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    21
    0 kt headwind · 2 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
061208Z20Z08Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→2 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KMPJ 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 KMPJ

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBDQ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 12,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 93%MVFR 6%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 1,200 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

03
63%
21
37%

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Live crosswind meter

KMPJ has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBDQ, 9.6 nm away.

N03212 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 81° off runway 03, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 5,852 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Petit Jean Park Airport (KMPJ) with runway 03/21 marked
N ↑

Runway 03/21 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
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KMPJ
IATA
MPJ
FAA LID
MPJ
City
Morrilton
State
Arkansas
Country
United States
Elevation
923 ft
Coordinates
35.1389, -92.9092
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,852 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBDQ
TAF
Nearest KLRF
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
14h 43m

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Pilot PIREPs for Petit Jean Park Airport (KMPJ)

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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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