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KATS — Artesia Muni
Artesia, NM · field elevation 3,545 ft · NON-ATCT
KATS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KATS 121315Z AUTO 25013KT 10SM CLR 27/12 A3000 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 250° at 13 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 27 °C / dewpoint 12 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Density altitude
- 5,705 ft · pressure altitude 3,465 ft
- Observed
- 8 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 250° at 13 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 12 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 31 | 5 kt head | 12 kt from the left |
| 13 | 5 kt tail | 12 kt from the right |
| 04 | 12 kt tail | 5 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 KATS — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KATS — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 32.85194, -104.46758
- Elevation
- 3,545 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1219Z / 0146Z
- Magnetic variation
- 9° (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1
- Sectional
- Albuquerque
- County
- Eddy, NM
Everything else KATS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 6,800 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
| 13/31 | 6,132 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.075
- UNICOM
- 123.075
- Approach
- 119.6
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KATS airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other New Mexico 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.