Hualapai Airport (3AZ5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:51 PM MST, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIGM), 3AZ5 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 10 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hualapai Airport in Peach Springs, AZ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIGM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hualapai Airport (3AZ5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Peach Springs, AZ at a field elevation of 5,317 ft. 3AZ5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIGM, about 37 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 4,790 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGCN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIGM, 36.8 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (230°) at 10 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KIGM 282051Z AUTO 23010G17KT 10SM CLR 22/M01 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP114 T02221006 58016
What changed at KIGM (nearest station)?
Since the 1951Z (12:51 PM MST) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind picked up to 10 kt from calm.
- Gusts began, now gusting 17 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.05 → 30.02 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 3AZ5
Based on the nearest station (KIGM), 3AZ5 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 10 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (25). Density altitude is approximately 7,350 ft (field elevation 5,317 ft). 3AZ5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGCN, about 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25FAV | 4,790 ft | ASPH | 8 kt head | 5 kt left (g9) |
| 07 | 4,790 ft | ASPH | 8 kt tail | 6 kt right (g9) |
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3AZ5 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 07/254,790 × 30 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3AZ5Wind
- 07
- 8 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 25
- 8 kt headwind · 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 23 h: wind 15→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
3AZ5 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 3AZ5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LAS UA /OV 08005/TM 2129/FL037/TP BCS3/WV 14516KT/TB LGT CHOP/RM DURD RY26L LAS
LAS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 08005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2129Reported at 21:29 UTC.FL037Altitude: 3,700 ft MSL.TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.WV 14516KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM DURD RY26L LASRemarks.Show raw report
PRC UA /OV KPRC/TM 1941/FL052/TP C172/RM LLWS +15 KT SFC-003 DURC RY21R KPRC
PRC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KPRCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1941Reported at 19:41 UTC.FL052Altitude: 5,200 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.RM LLWS +15 KT SFC-003 DURC …Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 3AZ5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIGM reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 07
- 65%
- 25
- 35%
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Live crosswind meter
3AZ5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIGM, 37 nm away.
Wind is 33° off runway 25, 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
- 3AZ5
- City
- Peach Springs
- State
- Arizona
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,317 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.5722, -113.2920
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,790 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIGM
- TAF
- Nearest KGCN
- Time zone
- America/Phoenix
- Sunset in
- 3h 11m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hualapai Airport (3AZ5)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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