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Cottonwood Airport (KP52) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 7:35 AM MST, Oct 28, KP52 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Cottonwood Airport in Cottonwood, AZ, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Cottonwood Airport (KP52) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cottonwood, AZ at a field elevation of 3,560 ft. KP52 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 4,250 ft.

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VFR
Observed 1435Z (7:35 AM MST)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.09"
Temp / Dew
46°F / 8°C
dew 39°F / 4°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KP52 281435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A3009 RMK AO2

What changed at KP52?

Since the 1415Z (7:15 AM MST) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1415Z (7:15 AM MST) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KP52

KP52 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 3,350 ft (field elevation 3,560 ft). KP52 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSEZ, about 14 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
14--
32--

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KP52 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.

  • Runway 14/32
    4,250 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KP52
    Wind
    14
    no steady wind
    32
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
081614Z02Z14Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KP52 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 KP52

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KP52 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 1%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/18 kt
Max gust: 25 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

14
75%
32
25%

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Live KP52 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KP52's own weather station.

N1432wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

Asphalt · 4,250 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Cottonwood Airport (KP52) with runway 14/32 marked
N ↑

Runway 14/32 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
Attended
Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Air ambulance
Pattern altitude
4,360 ft MSL (800 AGL)
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KP52
IATA
CTW
FAA LID
P52
City
Cottonwood
State
Arizona
Country
United States
Elevation
3,560 ft
Coordinates
34.7300, -112.0350
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,250 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KSEZ
Time zone
America/Phoenix
Sunset in
9h 58m

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Pilot PIREPs for Cottonwood Airport (KP52)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Cottonwood Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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