KAXS — Altus/Quartz Mountain Rgnl
Altus, OK · field elevation 1,433 ft · NON-ATCT
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KAXS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAXS 121309Z AUTO 15010KT 10SM CLR 28/18 A2993 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 150° at 10 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 28 °C / dewpoint 18 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,302 ft · pressure altitude 1,423 ft
- Observed
- 17 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 150° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 9 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 35 | 9 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
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
- 1156Z / 0128Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5° (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)
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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.