// Station · 23m ago
KXNA
Northwest Arkansas National Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 3 kt
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 17.2°C / 16.7°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 1,287 FT
36.2819°N / 94.3068°W
LOCATION · Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, US
WIND
050°3 kt
KXNA · 1,287 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/3
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW003
T / Td
17 / 17
ALTIM
29.94"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 050°/3 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM and a few at 300 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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SPECI KXNA 271030Z 05003KT 9SM FEW003 17/17 A2994 RMK AO2 T01720167
KXNA · day 27 at 10:30 UTC · wind from 050° at 3 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · a few clouds at 300 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
050°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
16L
HDG 160°
—CALM
——
8,801'
34R
HDG 340°
—CALM
——
8,801'
16R
HDG 160°
—CALM
——
8,800'
34L
HDG 340°
—CALM
——
8,800'
Pattern altitude: 2,287 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +5°C
1,800FT
+513 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,287 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+5°C
PRESSURE ALT1,264 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHRO
(Boone County Airport, Harrison, elev 1,365 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
11:04ZSUNRISE
18:15ZSOLAR NOON
01:27ZSUNSET
01:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:53Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 33m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:56Z (15h 02m)
DAY LENGTH14h 22m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE19:47Z
MOONSET10:09Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KFYV
LIFR
→
VFR
14Z
Drake Field · Fayetteville
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 0.50 SM
- CEILING
- OVC002
- DIST
- 18 NM S
- AGE
- 7m ago
KJLN
IFR
→
VFR
14Z
Joplin Regional Airport · Joplin
- WIND
- 100° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC006
- DIST
- 53 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KBBG
LIFR
→
IFR
14Z
Branson Airport · Branson
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC004
- DIST
- 56 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
KHRO
LIFR
→
MVFR
14Z
Boone County Airport · Harrison
- WIND
- 110° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 1.5 SM
- CEILING
- OVC002
- DIST
- 56 NM E
- AGE
- 7m ago
KFSM
IFR
→
VFR
17Z
Fort Smith Regional Airport · Fort Smith
- WIND
- 080° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC005
- DIST
- 57 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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