KPAN/PJB METAR Payson Airport

Payson, ArizonaElevation 5,157 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR10 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

250@3

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

5,981 ft

+824 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0035Z (5:35 PM local) · 10 min old

KPAN is currently VFR. Winds are from the west at 3 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

250° at 3 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

14°C / 2°C

57°F / 36°F. 12°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.19 inHg

1022.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

LTG DSNT S

lightning distant (more than 10 SM away) to the south

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 250° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests this afternoon sunny, high near 63F, low near 42F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: high density altitude; thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

High density altitudeMETAR

Density altitude about 5,981 ft (field elevation 5,157 ft). Expect reduced climb performance and a longer takeoff roll.

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
This Afternoon	Sunny	63/42	W 4 kt	–	0%
Monday	Sunny	67/44	SE 5 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	67/45	SE 5 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	67/47	SE 8 kt	16 kt	3%
Thursday	Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers	65/49	SE 8 kt	17 kt	67%
Friday	Showers And Thunderstorms	57/47	S 6 kt	14 kt	85%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Saturday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	56/47	S 6 kt	14 kt	63%

Source: National Weather Service (office FGZ). Forecast issued 0044Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

250° at 3 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 243 kt headwind · no crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

3 kt

CROSS

calm

BEST

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

calm

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 5,504 ft

Dimensions

50 x 50 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

RWY H1

06/24

Dimensions

5,504 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0676°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2R)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 24256°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternRight

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

5,981 ft

Pressure altitude

4,887 ft

Field elevation

5,157 ft MSL

Temperature

14°C (57°F)

Dewpoint

2°C (36°F)

Altimeter

30.19 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0039Z 5:39 PM

Sunrise

1339Z 6:39 AM

Loggable night

0105Z (6:05 PM local) → 1314Z (6:14 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0039Z (5:39 PM local) → 1339Z (6:39 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0139Z (6:39 PM local) → 1239Z (5:39 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Payson Airport is in Payson, Arizona. Field elevation 5,157 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerDENNIS DUEKER

Manager phone928--978-6684

AttendedALL MON-FRI, 0700–1600

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKPAN / PJB

SectionalPHOENIX

Center (ARTCC)ALBUQUERQUE

Flight service (AFSS)PRESCOTT

RegionArizona

CountryUnited States

Coordinates34.2568, -111.3390

Distance from city1 NM W

SERVICES & LIGHTING

FuelJet A+

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

119.325

AWOS 3

AWOS

122.3

PRESCOTT RDO

FSS

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KPAN traffic patterns

2026-07-05 to 2026-10-20, 19 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

0.8

AVG OPS/DAY

1.2

Operations trend (5 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 71%Unknown 13%Other 10%Helicopter 7%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C182 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›DIMO (Other) · ~2 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›AS50 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›ERCO (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KSEZ Sedona Airport

42 NM NW

VFR

KSDL Scottsdale Airport

48 NM SW

VFR

KDVT Phoenix Deer Valley Airport

50 NM SW

VFR

KFFZ Falcon Field

52 NM S

VFR

KINW Winslow Lindbergh Regional Airport

55 NM NE

VFR

KFLG Flagstaff Pulliam Airport

55 NM N

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›150 FT BLAST PADS RWY 06 & 24.

›TPA PROP ENGINE 1043 FT, JET/MULTI-ENGINE & LARGE ENGINE 1543 FT, HEL 543 FT.

›DUSK-DAWN: ACTVT REIL RWY 06 & 24; PAPI RWY 06; MIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 06/24 PRESET LOW INTST; INCR INTST- CTAF. PAPI RWY 24 OPR CONSLY.

›3 FT BRUSH 180 FT FM RWY ACRS THR; 2 FT BRUSH 20-170 FT FM THR 80-125 FT L OF CNTRLN.

›2-4 FT BERM 0-150 FT FM THR 85-125 FT L OF CNTRLN.

›RWY 24 CALM WIND RWY LESS THAN 5 KTS.

›SELF SVC CREDIT CARD FUEL W END; FOLLOW SIGNS - 928-970-0887.

›DEP NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT; TURN N 30 DEG FOR 2 NM. ARR/DEP BLW 1000 FT OVR TOWN NA.

›ARPT CAMPGROUND NEAR BRAVO RAMP.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KPAN on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KPAN have a METAR?

Yes. KPAN has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KPAN have a TAF?

When KPAN issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KPAN?

KPAN sits at 5,157 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KPAN?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.