KELP — El Paso Intl
El Paso, TX · field elevation 3,962 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KELP current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KELP 111151Z 16009KT 10SM FEW120 FEW220 26/10 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP095 T02610100 10306 20261 53003
- Wind
- from 160° at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 10 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.06 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6,039 ft · pressure altitude 3,822 ft
- Observed
- 25 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 160° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 08L | 4 kt head | 8 kt from the right |
| 08R | 4 kt head | 8 kt from the right |
| 22 | 3 kt head | 8 kt from the left |
| 04 | 3 kt tail | 8 kt from the right |
| 26R | 4 kt tail | 8 kt from the left |
| 26L | 4 kt tail | 8 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KELP 111120Z 1112/1212 18007KT P6SM FEW120 FM112000 20008KT P6SM SCT100
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 31.80733, -106.37636
- Elevation
- 3,962 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1228Z / 0153Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 8° (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- El Paso
- County
- El Paso, TX
Airport diagram
Everything else KELP publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 12,020 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 08R/26L | 9,025 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 08L/26R | 5,499 | 75 | CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS
- 120.0
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 118.3
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 125.0
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach SOUTH-V16
- 119.15
- Approach NORTH-V16
- 124.25
- Departure
- 119.15
Published procedures
- 16 approaches — ILS, LD, LE, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP), VOR
- 5 departures published
- 5 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KELP 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.