Superior Municipal Airport (E81) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:00 AM MST, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KP08), E81 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Superior Municipal Airport in Superior, AZ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KP08): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Superior Municipal Airport (E81) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Superior, AZ at a field elevation of 2,646 ft. E81 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KP08, about 26 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 3,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIWA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KP08, 25.6 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KP08 281400Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM CLR 14/05 A2998 RMK AO2
What changed at KP08 (nearest station)?
Since the 1340Z (6:40 AM MST) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1340Z (6:40 AM MST) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for E81
Based on the nearest station (KP08), E81 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (04). Density altitude is approximately 3,100 ft (field elevation 2,646 ft). E81 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIWA, about 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04FAV | 3,250 ft | GRAVEL-P | 4 kt head | 7 kt right |
| 22 | 3,250 ft | GRAVEL-P | 4 kt tail | 7 kt left |
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E81 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 04/223,250 × 75 ft · GRAVEL-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at E81Wind
- 04
- 4 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 4 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
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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→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
E81 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 E81
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KP08 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 11 kt. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04
- 75%
- 22
- 25%
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Live crosswind meter
E81 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KP08, 26 nm away.
Wind is 58° off runway 04, 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
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- E81
- City
- Superior
- State
- Arizona
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,646 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.2814, -111.1289
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,250 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KP08
- TAF
- Nearest KIWA
- Time zone
- America/Phoenix
- Sunset in
- 10h 25m
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Pilot PIREPs for Superior Municipal Airport (E81)
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