Tonopah Airport (AZ85) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:55 AM MST, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBXK), AZ85 is currently VFR with winds from 320° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Tonopah Airport in Tonopah, AZ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBXK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Tonopah Airport (AZ85) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tonopah, AZ at a field elevation of 1,248 ft. AZ85 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBXK, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 3,075 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLUF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBXK, 15.3 nm away.
Wind from the northwest (320°) at 4 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBXK 281055Z AUTO 32004KT 7SM CLR 12/05 A2994 RMK AO2
What changed at KBXK (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (3:35 AM MST) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility moved from 10 SM to 7 SM.
Current pilot readout for AZ85
Based on the nearest station (KBXK), AZ85 is currently VFR with winds from 320° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (31). Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 1,248 ft). AZ85 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLUF, about 29 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31FAV | 3,075 ft | DIRT | 4 kt head | 0 kt |
| 13 | 3,075 ft | DIRT | 4 kt tail | 0 kt |
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AZ85 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 13/313,075 × 60 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at AZ85Wind
- 13
- 4 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 31
- 4 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 24 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
AZ85 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 AZ85
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBXK reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 10 kt. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 66%
- 31
- 34%
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Live crosswind meter
AZ85 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBXK, 15 nm away.
Wind is 3° off runway 31, the end with the most headwind right now.
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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
- 24 hours
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- AZ85
- City
- Tonopah
- State
- Arizona
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,248 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.5336, -112.9602
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,075 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBXK
- TAF
- Nearest KLUF
- Time zone
- America/Phoenix
- Next sunset
- 13h 47m
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Pilot PIREPs for Tonopah Airport (AZ85)
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