Ruby Star Airpark (14AZ) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:45 AM MST, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRYN), 14AZ is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ruby Star Airpark in Sahuarita, AZ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRYN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ruby Star Airpark (14AZ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sahuarita, AZ at a field elevation of 4,011 ft. 14AZ has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRYN, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 4,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTUS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRYN, 14.2 nm away.
Wind from the east (090°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRYN 281245Z 09004KT 10SM CLR 09/02 A3000
Current pilot readout for 14AZ
Based on the nearest station (KRYN), 14AZ is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 06. Density altitude is approximately 4,150 ft (field elevation 4,011 ft). 14AZ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTUS, about 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06FAV | 4,300 ft | ASPH-TRTD | 4 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 24 | 4,300 ft | ASPH-TRTD | 3 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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14AZ 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 06/244,300 × 50 ft · ASPH-TRTDCurrent useno stated-runway source at 14AZWind
- 06
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 3 kt tailwind · 2 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 23 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
14AZ 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 14AZ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRYN reported mostly VFR across 15 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 24
- 53%
- 06
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
14AZ has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRYN, 14 nm away.
Wind is 19° off runway 06, 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
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 14AZ
- City
- Sahuarita
- State
- Arizona
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,011 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.9095, -111.1203
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRYN
- TAF
- Nearest KTUS
- Time zone
- America/Phoenix
- Next sunset
- 11h 23m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ruby Star Airpark (14AZ)
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