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Northwest Arkansas National Airport, Fayetteville, AR · KXNA

Current weather at Northwest Arkansas National Airport in Fayetteville, AR (IATA XNA, ICAO KXNA): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 180° at 10 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 21:53Z on Oct 27, 29 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the south (180° true) at 10 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 24°C (75°F), dew point 9°C (49°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.16 inHg (1021 hPa).
METAR KXNA 272153Z 18010KT 10SM CLR 24/09 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP203 T02390094

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 180° at 10 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
16L Most headwind160°9 kt3 kt from the right8,801 ft
34R340°Tailwind 9 kt3 kt from the left8,801 ft
16R Most headwind160°9 kt3 kt from the right8,800 ft
34L340°Tailwind 9 kt3 kt from the left8,800 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 17:20Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF KXNA 271720Z 2718/2818 19011KT P6SM SKC FM280000 16004KT P6SM SKC FM281500 18010KT P6SM SKC
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 00:00Z
    Wind 190° at 11 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
  2. From Oct 28 00:00Z (until 15:00Z)
    Wind 160° at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
  3. From Oct 28 15:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 180° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.

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Times are UTC (Z). Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.