Potters Field (55AZ) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM MST, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KA39), 55AZ is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Potters Field in Stanfield, AZ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KA39): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Potters Field (55AZ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Stanfield, AZ at a field elevation of 1,309 ft. 55AZ has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KA39, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIWA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KA39, 7.3 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 9,000 ft, broken clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,000 ft.
METAR KA39 281255Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM BKN090 BKN120 14/03 A2999 RMK AO2
What changed at KA39 (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (5:35 AM MST) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 9,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for 55AZ
Based on the nearest station (KA39), 55AZ is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 1,309 ft). 55AZ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIWA, about 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,400 ft | DIRT | 4 kt head | 7 kt left |
| 36 | 2,400 ft | DIRT | 5 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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55AZ 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 18/362,400 × 50 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 55AZWind
- 18
- 4 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 5 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
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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 7→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → 9,000 ft.
55AZ 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 55AZ
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 9,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 60%
- 18
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
55AZ has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KA39, 7.3 nm away.
Wind is 62° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- Jet A
- Attended
- Summer Daily DAWN-DUSK local; Winter Mon-Sat DAWN-DUSK local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 55AZ
- City
- Stanfield
- State
- Arizona
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,309 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.8740, -111.9594
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KA39
- TAF
- Nearest KIWA
- Time zone
- America/Phoenix
- Next sunset
- 11h 27m
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Pilot PIREPs for Potters Field (55AZ)
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