Greenlee County Airport (KCFT) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:51 PM MDT, Oct 21, based on the nearest station (KSAD), KCFT is currently MVFR with winds from 270° at 9 knots gusting 16, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Greenlee County Airport in Clifton, AZ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSAD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Greenlee County Airport (KCFT) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Clifton, AZ at a field elevation of 3,798 ft. KCFT has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSAD, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 4,978 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSAD, 22.2 nm away.
Wind from the west (270°) at 9 kt, gusting 16 kt, visibility 4 statute miles, scattered clouds at 6,500 ft, broken clouds at 8,000 ft, broken clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 8,000 ft.
METAR KSAD 212351Z AUTO 27009G16KT 4SM TSRA SCT065 BKN080 BKN110 24/18 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE-SW RAB48 TSB32 SLP119 P0000 60000 T02440178 10289 20244 55011
Current pilot readout for KCFT
Based on the nearest station (KSAD), KCFT is currently MVFR with winds from 270° at 9 knots gusting 16, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (25). Density altitude is approximately 5,750 ft (field elevation 3,798 ft). KCFT does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDMN, about 86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25FAV | 4,978 ft | ASP | 9 kt head | 1 kt right (g2) |
| 07 | 4,978 ft | ASP | 9 kt tail | 1 kt left (g2) |
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KCFT 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 07/254,978 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KCFTWind
- 07
- 9 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 25
- 9 kt headwind · 1 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.
KCFT 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 KCFT
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 07
- 81%
- 25
- 19%
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Live crosswind meter
KCFT's AWOS-3 isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KSAD, 22 nm away.
Wind is 6° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 07/25 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended all day
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KCFT
- IATA
- CFT
- FAA LID
- CFT
- City
- Clifton
- State
- Arizona
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,798 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.9570, -109.2114
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,978 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-3, not in the national feed (using KSAD)
- TAF
- Nearest KDMN
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 7h 6m
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Pilot PIREPs for Greenlee County Airport (KCFT)
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