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Cliff Dwellers Lodge Airport (AZ03) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPGA), AZ03 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Cliff Dwellers Lodge Airport in Marble Canyon, AZ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPGA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Cliff Dwellers Lodge Airport (AZ03) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Marble Canyon, AZ at a field elevation of 4,217 ft. AZ03 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPGA, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 3,820 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPGA.

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VFR
Observed 1053Z (4:53 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPGA, 18.6 nm away.

Wind
220° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.04"
Temp / Dew
51°F / 11°C
dew 38°F / 3°C

Wind from the southwest (220°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 30.04 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KPGA 281053Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 11/03 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01060033 $

What changed at KPGA (nearest station)?

Since the 0953Z (3:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0953Z (3:53 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for AZ03

Based on the nearest station (KPGA), AZ03 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately 4,550 ft (field elevation 4,217 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
22FAV3 kt head1 kt left
043 kt tail1 kt right

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AZ03 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.

  • Runway 04/22
    3,820 × 40 ft · DIRT-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at AZ03
    Wind
    04
    3 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    22
    3 kt headwind · 1 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
061211Z23Z10Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

AZ03 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at AZ03

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPGA reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 88%MVFR 10%IFR 2%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 28 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 1.5 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 22

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

04
52%
22
48%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0520Z (11:20 PM MDT)

TAF KPGA 280520Z 2806/2906 VRB05KT P6SM SCT200

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Live crosswind meter

AZ03 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPGA, 19 nm away.

N22043 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 13° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Dirt · 3,820 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Cliff Dwellers Lodge Airport (AZ03)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
AZ03
City
Marble Canyon
State
Arizona
Country
United States
Elevation
4,217 ft
Coordinates
36.7341, -111.7531
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,820 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPGA
TAF
Nearest KPGA
Time zone
America/Denver
Next sunset
13h 20m

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Nearby airports

Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

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Pilot PIREPs for Cliff Dwellers Lodge Airport (AZ03)

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