KAXS — Altus/Quartz Mountain Rgnl
Altus, OK · field elevation 1,433 ft · NON-ATCT
KAXS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAXS 101815Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR 21/15 A3012 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 200° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 21 °C / dewpoint 15 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,236 ft · pressure altitude 1,233 ft
- Observed
- 14 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 200° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 6 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 35 | 6 kt tail | 2 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
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 31,000–31,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KAXS — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KAXS — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 34.69881, -99.33847
- Elevation
- 1,433 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1306Z / 2336Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5°E (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Dallas-Ft Worth
- County
- Jackson, OK
Everything else KAXS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,501 | 75 | CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 125.1
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KLTS Altus AFB4 nm
- KHBR Hobart Rgnl22 nm
- KFDR Frederick Rgnl27 nm
- KCSM Infinity One Oklahoma Spaceport39 nm
- KELK Elk City Rgnl Business44 nm
- KLAW Lawton-Fort Sill Rgnl46 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KAXS airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Oklahoma 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.