KANK — Salida/Harriett Alexander Fld
Salida, CO · field elevation 7,523 ft · NON-ATCT
KANK current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KANK 100215Z AUTO 24011KT 10SM CLR 07/M07 A3032 RMK AO2 T00701068 $
- Wind
- from 240° at 11 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 7 °C / dewpoint -7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.32 inHg
- Density altitude
- 7,848 ft · pressure altitude 7,123 ft
- Observed
- 25 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 240° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 11 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 06 | 11 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
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
Weather cameras
12 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 4 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 26,000–26,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KANK — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KANK — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.53828, -106.04864
- Elevation
- 7,523 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1341Z / 2355Z
- Magnetic variation
- 9°E (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Denver
- County
- Chaffee, CO
Everything else KANK publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 7,351 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| H1 | 36 | 36 | CONC | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KANK airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Colorado airports
- 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.