Jackpot Airport/Hayden Field (K06U) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:53 AM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KTWF), K06U is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Jackpot Airport/Hayden Field in Jackpot, NV, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTWF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Jackpot Airport/Hayden Field (K06U) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Jackpot, NV at a field elevation of 5,224 ft. K06U has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTWF, about 31 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 6,180 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTWF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTWF, 31.3 nm away.
Wind from the west (260°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KTWF 271453Z 26005KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP172 T00280000 55002
What changed at KTWF (nearest station)?
Since the 1353Z (6:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1353Z (6:53 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K06U
Based on the nearest station (KTWF), K06U is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (33). Density altitude is approximately 4,850 ft (field elevation 5,224 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33FAV | 6,180 ft | ASPH-E | 1 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 15 | 6,180 ft | ASPH-E | 0 kt head | 5 kt right |
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K06U 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 15/336,180 × 60 ft · ASPH-ECurrent useno stated-runway source at K06UWind
- 15
- 0 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 1 kt headwind · 5 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 23 h: wind 16→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K06U 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 K06U
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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TWF UA /OV TWF320020/TM 1332/FL260/TP B738/SK TOP 255/IC LGT RIME /ZLC
TWF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TWF320020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1332Reported at 13:32 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP 255Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.IC LGT RIME /ZLCIcing: light rime /zlc.Show raw report
TWF UA /OV TWF180020/TM 1331/FL230/TP PC12/TA M28/IC LGT RIME /ZLC
TWF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TWF180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1331Reported at 13:31 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TA M28Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIME /ZLCIcing: light rime /zlc.Show raw report
TWF UA /OV TWF310040/TM 1306/FL250/TP B39M/SK TOP 245/WX SN/IC TRACE RIME /ZLC
TWF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TWF310040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1306Reported at 13:06 UTC.FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.SK TOP 245Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX SNWeather and flight visibility observed.IC TRACE RIME /ZLCIcing: trace rime /zlc.Show raw report
TWF UA /OV TWF310040/TM 1245/FL260/TP E75/SK TOP 240/IC TRACE RIME BLO 240/ZLC
TWF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TWF310040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1245Reported at 12:45 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP E75Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP 240Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.IC TRACE RIME BLO 240/ZLCIcing: trace rime blo 240/zlc.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K06U
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTWF reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 29 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,900 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 15
- 68%
- 33
- 32%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (4:20 AM PDT)
TAF KTWF 271120Z 2712/2812 21009KT P6SM BKN150 FM271600 VRB05KT P6SM BKN150 FM272100 01007KT P6SM SCT120 FM280200 23010KT P6SM SCT040
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Live crosswind meter
K06U's AWOS-AV isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KTWF, 31 nm away.
Wind is 83° off runway 33, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 15/33 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- On Call all day
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air ambulance
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- IATA
- KPT
- FAA LID
- 06U
- City
- Jackpot
- State
- Nevada
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,224 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.9760, -114.6580
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,180 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-AV, not in the national feed (using KTWF)
- TAF
- Nearest KTWF
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 9h 3m
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Pilot PIREPs for Jackpot Airport/Hayden Field (K06U)
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