Hunter Airport (06TN) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLUG), 06TN is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 7 knots gusting 12, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hunter Airport in Columbia, TN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLUG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hunter Airport (06TN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Columbia, TN at a field elevation of 640 ft. 06TN has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLUG, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMQY.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLUG, 13.7 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 7 kt, gusting 12 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLUG 281915Z AUTO 10007G12KT 060V120 10SM CLR 25/05 A3023 RMK A01
What changed at KLUG (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for 06TN
Based on the nearest station (KLUG), 06TN is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 7 knots gusting 12, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately 1,600 ft (field elevation 640 ft). 06TN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMQY, about 28 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF-F | 4 kt head | 5 kt right (g9) |
| 23 | 2,000 ft | TURF-F | 4 kt tail | 5 kt left (g9) |
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06TN 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 05/232,000 × 50 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 06TNWind
- 05
- 4 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 23
- 4 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
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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 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
06TN weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 06TN
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ARP UAL1366 3553N 08816W 1816 F360 255/046KT TB OCNL LGT CHOP IC
ARP UAL1366 3553N 08816W 181…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.Show raw report
MDQ UA /OV RQZ180020/TM 1415/FL280/TP GLF4/SK TOP300/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD 06
MDQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RQZ180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1415Reported at 14:15 UTC.FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.TP GLF4Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP300Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZTLFD 06Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 06TN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLUG reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 12 kt. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 62%
- 23
- 38%
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Live crosswind meter
06TN has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLUG, 14 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Sat-Sun DALGT local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 06TN
- City
- Columbia
- State
- Tennessee
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 640 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.6970, -86.9578
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLUG
- TAF
- Nearest KMQY
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 15m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Columbia RC Flying Modelers - Chickasaw Trace Park , Columbia, TN · 8 mi
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- EWMA - Edwin Warner Model Aviators - Edwin Warner Park , Nashville, TN · 25 mi
Pilot PIREPs for Hunter Airport (06TN)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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