Flying Bucket Ranch Airport (0AZ4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:55 AM MST, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KA39), 0AZ4 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Flying Bucket Ranch Airport in Maricopa, AZ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KA39): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Flying Bucket Ranch Airport (0AZ4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Maricopa, AZ at a field elevation of 1,505 ft. 0AZ4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KA39, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPHX.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KA39, 18.6 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KA39 280955Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM CLR 14/03 A2998 RMK AO2
What changed at KA39 (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (2:35 AM MST) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (2:35 AM MST) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 0AZ4
Based on the nearest station (KA39), 0AZ4 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 1,505 ft). 0AZ4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPHX, about 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 2,900 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 7 kt left |
| 01 | 2,900 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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0AZ4 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 01/192,900 × 130 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 0AZ4Wind
- 01
- 3 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 2 kt headwind · 7 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 5→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
0AZ4 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 0AZ4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KA39 reported mostly VFR across 63 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 10,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 61%
- 19
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
0AZ4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KA39, 19 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 19, 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
- Daily DALGT local
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 0AZ4
- City
- Maricopa
- State
- Arizona
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,505 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.9823, -112.2870
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KA39
- TAF
- Nearest KPHX
- Time zone
- America/Phoenix
- Next sunset
- 14h 30m
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Pilot PIREPs for Flying Bucket Ranch Airport (0AZ4)
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