Regeneration Airport (5AZ9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:51 PM MST, Oct 21, based on the nearest station (KSAD), 5AZ9 is currently MVFR with winds from 270° at 9 knots gusting 16, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Regeneration Airport in Fort Thomas, AZ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSAD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Regeneration Airport (5AZ9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fort Thomas, AZ at a field elevation of 2,779 ft. 5AZ9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSAD, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDMA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSAD, 20.7 nm away.
Wind from the west (270°) at 9 kt, gusting 16 kt, visibility 4 statute miles, scattered clouds at 6,500 ft, broken clouds at 8,000 ft, broken clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 8,000 ft.
METAR KSAD 212351Z AUTO 27009G16KT 4SM TSRA SCT065 BKN080 BKN110 24/18 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE-SW RAB48 TSB32 SLP119 P0000 60000 T02440178 10289 20244 55011
Current pilot readout for 5AZ9
Based on the nearest station (KSAD), 5AZ9 is currently MVFR with winds from 270° at 9 knots gusting 16, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 4,450 ft (field elevation 2,779 ft). 5AZ9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDMA, about 69 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 | 2,000 ft | DIRT | 1 kt head | 9 kt right (g16) |
| 36 | 2,000 ft | DIRT | 1 kt tail | 9 kt left (g16) |
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5AZ9 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 18/362,000 × 50 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5AZ9Wind
- 18
- 1 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 1 kt tailwind · 9 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.
5AZ9 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 5AZ9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 74%
- 36
- 26%
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Live crosswind meter
5AZ9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSAD, 21 nm away.
Wind is 86° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Mon-Thu 0830-1600 local
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5AZ9
- City
- Fort Thomas
- State
- Arizona
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,779 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.0329, -109.9865
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSAD
- TAF
- Nearest KDMA
- Time zone
- America/Phoenix
- Sunset in
- 8h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for Regeneration Airport (5AZ9)
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