KLRF/LRF METAR & TAF Little Rock Air Force Base

Jacksonville, ArkansasElevation 311 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR42 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

351 ft

+40 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2355Z (6:55 PM local) · 42 min old

KLRF is currently VFR. Winds are calm. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

Calm

No steady wind.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

18°C / 9°C

64°F / 48°F. 9°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.31 inHg

1026.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP267

sea-level pressure 1026.7 hPa

T01800085

precise temperature 18.0°C, dew point 8.5°C

10266

6-hour maximum temperature 26.6°C

20180

6-hour minimum temperature 18.0°C

53003

3-hour pressure tendency: rising quickly (0.3 hPa change)

CHINO

ceiling-height sensor not operating

RWY25

unrecognized remark group

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station needs maintenance

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 2300Z (6:00 PM local) · valid to 0500Z (12:00 AM local)

KLRF forecast starts VFR at 23Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

Maximum temperature 29°C expected at 2100Z on day 25.
Minimum temperature 9°C expected at 1200Z on day 26.

VFR

2300Z6:00 PM0500Z12:00 AM1100Z6:00 AM1700Z12:00 PM2300Z6:00 PM0500Z12:00 AM

Codes in this report: 9999 FEW BECMG SCT

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FAA: no delays reported at LRF.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No significant weather concerns in the current report.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind calm, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 50F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	50	E 4 kt	–	0%
Monday	Partly Sunny	79/49	ESE 4 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	79/51	SE 4 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Sunny	82/53	SSE 4 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Sunny	83/54	SSE 4 kt	–	1%
Friday	Partly Sunny	80/58	ESE 4 kt	–	37%
Saturday	Rain Showers Likely	78/59	SE 9 kt	–	70%
Sunday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	81	SW 9 kt	–	24%

Source: National Weather Service (office LZK). Forecast issued 0036Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

WIND USED

Wind calm or variable

Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 12,001 ft

07/25

Dimensions

12,001 x 150 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 07

Approach lightsALSF1

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 25

ILSILS

Approach lightsALSF2

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

071/251

Dimensions

3,354 x 60 ft

Surface

Concrete

RWY 07171°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 251251°T

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

351 ft

Pressure altitude

-79 ft

Field elevation

311 ft MSL

Temperature

18°C (64°F)

Dewpoint

9°C (48°F)

Altimeter

30.31 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2322Z 6:22 PM

Sunrise

1223Z 7:23 AM

Loggable night

2347Z (6:47 PM local) → 1157Z (6:57 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2322Z (6:22 PM local) → 1223Z (7:23 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0022Z (7:22 PM local) → 1123Z (6:23 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Little Rock Air Force Base is in Jacksonville, Arkansas. Field elevation 311 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipAir Force owned

UsePrivate use

TypeMedium airport

ManagerCHIEF OF AFLD MANAGEMENT

Manager phone501-987-3103

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKLRF / LRF

SectionalMEMPHIS

Center (ARTCC)MEMPHIS

Flight service (AFSS)JONESBORO

RegionArkansas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates34.9169, -92.1497

Distance from city1 NM SE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSunset to sunrise

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

FREQUENCIES

Communications

119.5

APP/DEP

A/D

25.11

ATIS

25.35

CLNC DEL

CLD

132.8

GND

143.8

ANG COMD POST

MISC

23.98

PMSV METRO

PMSV

34.94

COMD POST

POST

37.22

PTD

120.6

TWR

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KLRF traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 57 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

25.1

AVG OPS/DAY

45.3

Operations trend (15 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Airliner 99%

Mostly airliner-class aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C30J (Airliner) · ~386 landings/mo

›C130 (Airliner) · ~40 landings/mo

›C135 (Airliner) · ~3 landings/mo

›P8 (Airliner) · ~2 landings/mo

›TEX2 (Unknown) · ~2 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly large aircraft.

›C30J (Airliner)

›C130 (Airliner)

›TEX2 (Unknown)

›P8 (Airliner)

›C135 (Airliner)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KLIT Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field

12 NM S

VFR

KSRC Searcy Municipal Airport

27 NM NE

VFR

KSGT Stuttgart Municipal Airport / Carl Humphrey Field

34 NM SE

VFR

KPBF Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field

46 NM S

VFR

KHOT Memorial Field Airport

54 NM SW

VFR

KBVX Batesville Regional Airport

54 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›MISC: AERODROME FOR NVG OPS TRAN ACFT SHOULD RCV BRIEFING FR 19 OSS TACTICS AT DNS 731-7013 OR 19OSS.OSKTACTICS@US.AF.MIL.

›RECTANGULAR 1400 FT, OVHD 1900 FT.

›ARPT NORMALLY CLSD FED HOL FR 0300Z++ THRU 1300Z++ SUCCEEDING DAY.

›CAUTION: DEER HAZ.

›CAUTION: SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN BIRD ACT APR-MAY, SEP-NOV.

›NS ABTMT - DEP HVY ACFT CLIMB RWY HDG TO 1500' AGL PRIOR TO TURNING ON CRS.

›RSTD: NO PRACTICE APCH OR LDG DUR LCL FLYING.

›RSTD: TRAN AIRCREWS ARE ADVISED TO CARRY CREW ORDERS TO AVOID POTENTIAL DELAYS.

›RSTD: NO FIGHTER TYPE ACFT PPRS 1500-1600Z++ AND 1800-2000Z++.

›CSTMS/AG/IMG: CTC SECURITY FORCES C501-987-3221 MIN 24 HR PN.

›CAUTION: 3 FT TALL FIRE HYDRANTS LCTD N OF TWY F 100 FT FROM CNTRLN.

›FOR CD WHEN UNA VIA FREQ CTC LITTLE ROCK APCH 501-379-2908 OR LITTLE ROCK ATCT 501-379-2911.

›MISC: AN/FMQ-19 AUTOMATED OBSERVATION SYS IN USE; AUGMENTED BY HUMAN OBSN WHEN NEC DUR AFLD HRS.

›CAUTION: PHASE II IN EFF APR-MAY & SEP-NOV.

›MISC: ARFF-CAT 3, WITH 14 PERS, 4880--5000 GAL OF CAPABILITY, CTC AMOP 731-6123 FOR UPDATED ARFF STATUS.

›MISC: NO COMSEC AVBL FOR TRAN ISSUE. NO CLASSIFIED MATERIAL STOR AT AM OPS, STOR AVBL AT COMD POST.

›RSTD: B52 ACFT LDG PROH.

›SERVICE-LGT: RWY 25 ILS AND PAPI GS NOT COINCIDENTAL.

›CAUTION: AFLD LGT INTMT BTN SS/SR DUE TO LCL NGT VISION TRNG, NON-PARTICIPATING ACFT CTC TWR PRIOR TO ENTERING CLASS D AIRSPACE AND TO INCREASE INTS.

›RSTD: USE OF ALERT APRON (X-MAS TREE) STUB 1 RQR PRIOR COORD WITH AFLD MANAGEMENT.

›MISC: LTD AIRCREW TRANSPORTATION WEEKENDS. TO ENSURE AIRCREW TRANSPORTATION AVBL UPON ARRIVAL, CTC AFLD MANAGEMENT AT LEAST 20 MIN PRIOR TO LDG.

›RSTD: DEP ACFT REMAIN AT OR BLW 1400' TIL DEP END OF RWY. FTR ACFT UNABLE TO CTC DEP TIL AIRBORNE.

›MISC: BACKUP WX OBSN VIEW LTD, RSTD FR 060 TO 280 BY FLIGHTLINE FAC AND TREES. ATC PERS IAW COOPERATIVE WX WATCH WILL ALERT WX PERS ON ANY UNREPORTED WX COND THAT COULD AFCT FLT SAFETY.

›RSTD: DEGRADED FIREFIGHTING CAPABILITY FOR B-2, C-5, VC-25, E-4, KC-10, MD-11, 747 AND 777 ACFT - COORD 48H PRIOR TO ARR FOR PPR AND SVC. CONFIRM RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING AVBL PRIOR LDG OR TKOF.

›SERVICE-LGT: NSTD INFRA-RED LGT CO-LCTD WITH RWY 07, 25 AND 249 EDGE LGT AND ONE NSTD INFRA-RED STROBE LCTD END OF RWY 07 AND 249 OVRN. INFRA-RED STROBE LCTD END OF RWY 25 CO-LCTD WITH RWY END LGT. THESE LGT ARE VIS ONLY THRU NGT NVD.

›CAUTION: RWY 25 CNTRLN MARKINGS OBSCURED BY RUBBER DEPOSITS.

›SERVICE-TRAN ALERT: SVC AVBL 1300-0100Z++ MON-FRI, NO WEEKEND SUPPORT. AFTER HRS SUPPORT FOR HIGHER HQ MSNS ONLY.

›OIL: O-133-148-156.

›FLUID: SP PRESAIR LHOX LOX.

›FUEL: A-MIN POL CAPABILITY 2200-0600Z++ MON-FRI, EXP 2-4 HR DELAY DUR LCL FLYING.

›JASU: 5(A/M 32A-86).

›SERVICE-LGT: SFL INTS UNCTL MAY BE TURNED OFF O/R.

›CAUTION: EXTV TURBO-PROP TRNG 1300-0600Z++ MON-FRI.

›MISC: ALL TRANSIENT ACFT CTC COMD POST 20 MIN PRIOR TO ARR.

›CAUTION: NSTD RWY MRK- ASSAULT STRIP MRK (500' X 60') PAINTED ON RWY 25.

›CAUTION: NUMEROUS UNLGTD OBST LCTD PRIM SFC.

›CAUTION: HI POTENTIAL FOR HYDROPLANING ON RWY 07-25 DUR PERIODS OF WET WX.

›RSTD: OFFL BUS ONLY 1700-2100Z++ WKD EXC AIREVAC AND ARMED FORCES CARRIER. OBTAIN PPR 72 HRS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. CALL DSN 731-6123 OR C501-987-6123, PPR IS VALID +/- 30 MIN OF PROPOSED ETA.

›RSTD: PPR EXCP AIREVAC & ARMED FORCES COURIER.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KLRF on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KLRF have a METAR?

Yes. KLRF has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KLRF have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KLRF; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KLRF?

KLRF sits at 311 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KLRF?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.