KCWC — Kickapoo Downtown
Wichita Falls, TX · field elevation 1,003 ft · NON-ATCT
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KCWC current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCWC 252355Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM CLR 33/17 A2998 RMK AO2 T03320168 10348 20323 PWINO
- Wind
- from 160° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 33 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.98 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,327 ft · pressure altitude 943 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 160° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 7 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 35 | 7 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Pilot reports
3 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 21,000–34,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KCWC — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 33.86062, -98.49040
- Elevation
- 1,003 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1225Z / 0025Z
- Magnetic variation
- 4°E (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Dallas-Ft Worth
- County
- Wichita, TX
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Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 4,450 | 75 | CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 121.2
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
- Approach
- 120.4
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
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Nearby airports
- KSPS Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Muni8 nm
- KFDR Frederick Rgnl38 nm
- KLAW Lawton-Fort Sill Rgnl43 nm
- KRPH Graham Muni45 nm
- KDUC Halliburton Fld45 nm
- KFSI Henry Post AAF (Fort Sill)48 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCWC airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Texas 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.