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KALM — Alamogordo-White Sands Rgnl
Alamogordo, NM · field elevation 4,200 ft · NON-ATCT
KALM current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KALM 100215Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM CLR 10/05 A3023 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 060° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 10 °C / dewpoint 5 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.23 inHg
- Density altitude
- 4,211 ft · pressure altitude 3,890 ft
- Observed
- 24 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 060° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 04 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 35 | 2 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 17 | 2 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
| 22 | 5 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KALM — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KALM — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 32.83942, -105.99114
- Elevation
- 4,200 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1330Z / 0006Z
- Magnetic variation
- 8°E (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Albuquerque
- County
- Otero, NM
Everything else KALM publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 9,207 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
| 17/35 | 3,257 | 190 | DIRT | — |
| H1 | 105 | 135 | ASPH | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 120.6
- Departure
- 128.1
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KALM airport diagram or an approach plate
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- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.