Rancho San Marcos Airport (74AZ) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:55 AM MST, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFHU), 74AZ is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Rancho San Marcos Airport in Tombstone, AZ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFHU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Rancho San Marcos Airport (74AZ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tombstone, AZ at a field elevation of 4,353 ft. 74AZ has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFHU, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 4,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFHU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFHU, 15.5 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFHU 280955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/03 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01180028
What changed at KFHU (nearest station)?
Since the 0855Z (1:55 AM MST) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0855Z (1:55 AM MST) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 74AZ
Based on the nearest station (KFHU), 74AZ is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 4,750 ft (field elevation 4,353 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 4,800 ft | DIRT | - | - |
| 36 | 4,800 ft | DIRT | - | - |
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74AZ 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 18/364,800 × 50 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 74AZWind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- 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 22 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
74AZ 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 74AZ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFHU reported mostly VFR across 31 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SW.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 84%
- 36
- 16%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0345Z (8:45 PM MST)
TAF KFHU 280345Z 2804/2910 23009KT 9999 SKC QNH3009INS WND VRB06KT AFT 2813 BECMG 2819/2820 23010G16KT 9999 SKC 510007 QNH3005INS BECMG 2900/2901 23009KT 9999 SCT260 QNH3006INS TX27/2821Z TN11/2811Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2804 NEXT 2814
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Live crosswind meter
74AZ has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFHU, 16 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
- 74AZ
- City
- Tombstone
- State
- Arizona
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,353 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.6196, -110.0474
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFHU
- TAF
- Nearest KFHU
- Time zone
- America/Phoenix
- Next sunset
- 13h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for Rancho San Marcos Airport (74AZ)
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