Highland Ridge Field (83TN) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KXNX), 83TN is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Highland Ridge Field in Lafayette, TN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KXNX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Highland Ridge Field (83TN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lafayette, TN at a field elevation of 944 ft. 83TN has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KXNX, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 2,420 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSRB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KXNX, 24.1 nm away.
Wind variable at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.29 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KXNX 281815Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 25/07 A3029 RMK A01
What changed at KXNX (nearest station)?
Since the 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 83TN
Based on the nearest station (KXNX), 83TN is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,900 ft (field elevation 944 ft). 83TN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSRB, about 34 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 2,420 ft | Turf | - | - |
| 22 | 2,420 ft | Turf | - | - |
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83TN 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 04/222,420 × 100 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 83TNWind
- 04
- no steady wind
- 22
- no steady wind
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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
83TN 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 83TN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KXNX reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 11 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04
- 84%
- 22
- 16%
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Live crosswind meter
83TN has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KXNX, 24 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 83TN
- City
- Lafayette
- State
- Tennessee
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 944 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.5110, -85.9389
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,420 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KXNX
- TAF
- Nearest KSRB
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 17m
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Pilot PIREPs for Highland Ridge Field (83TN)
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