KCXP — Carson City
Carson City, NV · field elevation 4,704 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KCXP current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCXP 252335Z AUTO 24013G22KT 10SM CLR 24/03 A3003 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 240° at 13 kt, gusting 22 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 24 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6,744 ft · pressure altitude 4,594 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 240° at 13 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | 10 kt head | 9 kt from the left |
| 09 | 10 kt tail | 9 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
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 5 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KCXP 252321Z 2600/2624 26015G25KT P6SM FEW080 BKN250 FM260200 26007KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM260600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 WS020/22030KT FM262100 24013G22KT P6SM SCT120 BKN220
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 39.19230, -119.73257
- Elevation
- 4,704 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1350Z / 0151Z
- Magnetic variation
- 14°E (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- San Francisco
- County
- Carson City, NV
Airport diagram
Everything else KCXP publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 6,101 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 133.25
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
- Approach
- 119.2
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KMEV Minden-Tahoe12 nm
- KRNO Reno/Tahoe Intl18 nm
- KTRK Truckee-Tahoe20 nm
- KTVL Lake Tahoe22 nm
- KRTS Reno/Stead29 nm
- KBLU Blue Canyon - Nyack46 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCXP airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Nevada 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.