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KATS — Artesia Muni
Artesia, NM · field elevation 3,545 ft · NON-ATCT
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KATS current weather Live
LIFR ceiling below 500 ft or visibility under 1 statute mile
METAR KATS 101815Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR OVC003 11/11 A3024 RMK AO2
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 300 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.24 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,508 ft · pressure altitude 3,225 ft
- Observed
- 13 minutes ago
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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
- 1324Z / 2359Z
- Magnetic variation
- 9°E (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 →
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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.