X Bar 1 Ranch Lower Airport (AZ97) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:51 AM MST, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIGM), AZ97 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near X Bar 1 Ranch Lower Airport in Kingman, AZ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIGM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
X Bar 1 Ranch Lower Airport (AZ97) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kingman, AZ at a field elevation of 3,710 ft. AZ97 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIGM, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 4,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIFP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIGM, 13.3 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KIGM 280951Z AUTO 14010KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP109 T01110017
What changed at KIGM (nearest station)?
Since the 0851Z (1:51 AM MST) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0851Z (1:51 AM MST) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for AZ97
Based on the nearest station (KIGM), AZ97 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 4,000 ft (field elevation 3,710 ft). AZ97 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIFP, about 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 4,250 ft | DIRT | 8 kt tail | 6 kt right |
| S | 4,250 ft | DIRT | 8 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
AZ97 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 AZ97
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIGM reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt. Wind most often came from the SW.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- AZ97
- City
- Kingman
- State
- Arizona
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,710 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.3501, -113.6895
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,250 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIGM
- TAF
- Nearest KIFP
- Time zone
- America/Phoenix
- Next sunset
- 14h 48m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Golden Eagles RC Club - Hwy 66 , Kingman, AZ · 16 mi
- Golden Eagles RC Club - E Calle Ocampo , Kingman, AZ · 19 mi
Pilot PIREPs for X Bar 1 Ranch Lower Airport (AZ97)
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