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KCAO — Clayton Muni Airpark
Clayton, NM · field elevation 4,970 ft · NON-ATCT
KCAO current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCAO 252355Z AUTO 18013KT 10SM FEW046 21/13 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02060133 10239 20200 56004
- Wind
- from 180° at 13 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 21 °C / dewpoint 13 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.11 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6,569 ft · pressure altitude 4,780 ft
- Observed
- 8 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 180° at 13 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 11 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 12 | 8 kt head | 10 kt from the right |
| 30 | 8 kt tail | 10 kt from the left |
| 02 | 11 kt tail | 6 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
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KCAO — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KCAO — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 36.44629, -103.14993
- Elevation
- 4,970 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1244Z / 0043Z
- Magnetic variation
- 9°E (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Wichita
- County
- Union, NM
Everything else KCAO publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 6,307 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 12/30 | 4,105 | 60 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KDHT Dalhart Muni39 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCAO 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.