Sky Ranch At Carefree Airport (18AZ) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:53 AM MST, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSDL), 18AZ is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Sky Ranch At Carefree Airport in Carefree, AZ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSDL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sky Ranch At Carefree Airport (18AZ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Carefree, AZ at a field elevation of 2,569 ft. 18AZ has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSDL, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 4,029 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSDL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSDL, 11.8 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSDL 281253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/08 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP129 T01500078
What changed at KSDL (nearest station)?
Since the 1153Z (4:53 AM MST) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1153Z (4:53 AM MST) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 18AZ
Based on the nearest station (KSDL), 18AZ is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 3,150 ft (field elevation 2,569 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | 4,029 ft | ASPH | - | - |
| 24 | 4,029 ft | ASPH | - | - |
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18AZ 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 06/244,029 × 50 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 18AZWind
- 06
- no steady wind
- 24
- no steady wind
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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→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
18AZ 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 18AZ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSDL reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 06
- 77%
- 24
- 23%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (4:20 AM MST)
TAF KSDL 281120Z 2812/2912 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250
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Live crosswind meter
18AZ's AWOS-1 isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KSDL, 12 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 06/24 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A+
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1600 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Pattern altitude
- 3,511 ft MSL (942 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 18AZ
- City
- Carefree
- State
- Arizona
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,569 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.8185, -111.8983
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,029 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-1, not in the national feed (using KSDL)
- TAF
- Nearest KSDL
- Time zone
- America/Phoenix
- Next sunset
- 11h 26m
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Pilot PIREPs for Sky Ranch At Carefree Airport (18AZ)
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