Moton Field Municipal Airport (K06A) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:56 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KAUO), K06A is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Moton Field Municipal Airport in Tuskegee, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAUO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Moton Field Municipal Airport (K06A) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tuskegee, AL at a field elevation of 264 ft. K06A has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAUO, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 5,005 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMXF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAUO, 15.5 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KAUO 271856Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM CLR 23/08 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP231 T02330078 $
What changed at KAUO (nearest station)?
Since the 1756Z (12:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.26 → 30.23 inHg.
Current pilot readout for K06A
Based on the nearest station (KAUO), K06A is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 264 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13FAV | 5,005 ft | ASPH-G | 5 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 31 | 5,005 ft | ASPH-G | 5 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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K06A 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 13/315,005 × 100 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K06AWind
- 13
- 5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 31
- 5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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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 23 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K06A 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of K06A
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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TLH UA /OV PZD180010/TM 1515/FL390/TP A319/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
TLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PZD180010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1515Reported at 15:15 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.Show raw report
TLH UA /OV PZD240020/TM 1449/FL430/TP C25B/TB OCNL LGT-MOD CHOP
TLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PZD240020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1449Reported at 14:49 UTC.FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.TP C25BAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: occasional light to moderate chop.Show raw report
LSF UA /OV EUF/TM 1449/FL430/TP C25B/TB LGT-MOD INTMT/RM ZTLFD-08
LSF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EUFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1449Reported at 14:49 UTC.FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.TP C25BAircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD INTMTTurbulence: light to moderate intermittent.RM ZTLFD-08Remarks.Show raw report
MCN UA /OV MCN230035/TM 1409/FL430/TP LJ75/TB LGT-MOD/RM ZTLFD-27
MCN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MCN230035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1409Reported at 14:09 UTC.FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.TP LJ75Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.RM ZTLFD-27Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K06A
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAUO reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 67%
- 31
- 33%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1726Z (12:26 PM CDT)
TAF KAUO 271726Z 2718/2818 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM280000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
K06A has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAUO, 16 nm away.
Wind is 19° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A+
- Attended
- Daily 0700-1700 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 06A
- City
- Tuskegee
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 264 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.4605, -85.6800
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,005 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAUO
- TAF
- Nearest KMXF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 7m
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Pilot PIREPs for Moton Field Municipal Airport (K06A)
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