Flying Diamond Airport (6AZ8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:45 AM MST, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRYN), 6AZ8 is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Flying Diamond Airport in Sahuarita, AZ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRYN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Flying Diamond Airport (6AZ8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sahuarita, AZ at a field elevation of 3,800 ft. 6AZ8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRYN, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,650 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTUS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRYN, 12.6 nm away.
Wind variable at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRYN 281345Z VRB05KT 10SM CLR 09/02 A3001
What changed at KRYN (nearest station)?
Since the 1245Z (5:45 AM MST) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1245Z (5:45 AM MST) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 6AZ8
Based on the nearest station (KRYN), 6AZ8 is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 3,900 ft (field elevation 3,800 ft). 6AZ8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTUS, about 14 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is variable at 5 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | 2,650 ft | ASPH | - | - |
| 25 | 2,650 ft | ASPH | - | - |
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6AZ8 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 07/252,650 × 35 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6AZ8Wind
- 07
- no steady wind
- 25
- 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 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
6AZ8 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 6AZ8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRYN reported mostly VFR across 15 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 25
- 51%
- 07
- 49%
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Live crosswind meter
6AZ8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRYN, 13 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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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
- 6AZ8
- City
- Sahuarita
- State
- Arizona
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,800 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.9378, -111.1190
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,650 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRYN
- TAF
- Nearest KTUS
- Time zone
- America/Phoenix
- Sunset in
- 10h 26m
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Pilot PIREPs for Flying Diamond Airport (6AZ8)
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