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Music Mountain Air Ranch Airport (68AZ) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:51 PM MST, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIGM), 68AZ is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Music Mountain Air Ranch Airport in Hackberry, AZ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIGM): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Music Mountain Air Ranch Airport (68AZ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hackberry, AZ at a field elevation of 3,450 ft. 68AZ has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIGM, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (03/21, 17/35), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIFP.

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VFR
Observed 2251Z (3:51 PM MST)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIGM, 15.4 nm away.

Wind
250° 13 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.02"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 33°F / 1°C

Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 13 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KIGM 282251Z AUTO 25013KT 10SM CLR 22/01 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP114 T02220006

What changed at KIGM (nearest station)?

Since the 2151Z (2:51 PM MST) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2151Z (2:51 PM MST) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 68AZ

Based on the nearest station (KIGM), 68AZ is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (21). Density altitude is approximately 5,000 ft (field elevation 3,450 ft). 68AZ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIFP, about 43 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
21FAV12 kt head6 kt right
175 kt head12 kt right
354 kt tail12 kt left
0312 kt tail6 kt left

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68AZ runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 03/21
    3,000 × 50 ft · DIRT
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 68AZ
    Wind
    03
    12 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    21
    12 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 17/35
    1,850 × 50 ft · DIRT
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 68AZ
    Wind
    17
    5 kt headwind · 12 kt crosswind from right
    35
    4 kt tailwind · 12 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0102023Z11Z22Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 15→13 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

68AZ weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 68AZ

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP2302Z (4:02 PM MST) · 77 NM NW of 68AZ · during descent · B737
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LAS UA /OV 01007/TM 2302/FL051/TP B737/WV 14213KT/RM DURD RY19R LAS
LAS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 01007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2302Reported at 23:02 UTC.
FL051Altitude: 5,100 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
WV 14213KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM DURD RY19R LASRemarks.
PIREP2129Z (2:29 PM MST) · 77 NM NW of 68AZ · during descent · BCS3
light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1941Z (12:41 PM MST) · 83 NM SE of 68AZ · 5,200 ft MSL · C172
low-level wind shear
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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 68AZ

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 17 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 9/15 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/22 kt
Max gust: 31 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

17
42%
03
25%
21
21%
35
12%

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Live crosswind meter

68AZ has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIGM, 15 nm away.

N210313 kt
Headwind
12 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
6 kt

Wind is 27° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Dirt · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Music Mountain Air Ranch Airport (68AZ)
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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
68AZ
City
Hackberry
State
Arizona
Country
United States
Elevation
3,450 ft
Coordinates
35.4751, -113.7690
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KIGM
TAF
Nearest KIFP
Time zone
America/Phoenix
Sunset in
1h 1m

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Pilot PIREPs for Music Mountain Air Ranch Airport (68AZ)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Music Mountain Air Ranch Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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