KLHX — La Junta Muni
La Junta, CO · field elevation 4,229 ft · NON-ATCT
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KLHX current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KLHX 252353Z AUTO 14012KT 10SM FEW025 SCT031 21/15 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE-SW SLP122 T02060150 10228 20172 55002
- Wind
- from 140° at 12 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 21 °C / dewpoint 15 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Density altitude
- 5,765 ft · pressure altitude 4,129 ft
- Observed
- 10 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 140° at 12 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 12 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 08 | 8 kt head | 9 kt from the right |
| 26 | 8 kt tail | 9 kt from the left |
| 30 | 12 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 38,000–38,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KLHX — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KLHX — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.05000, -103.50975
- Elevation
- 4,229 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1245Z / 0045Z
- Magnetic variation
- 9°E (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Wichita
- County
- Otero, CO
Everything else KLHX publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 6,849 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 12/30 | 5,803 | 60 | ASPH-CONC | — |
| H1 | 145 | 145 | ASPH | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KLHX airport diagram or an approach plate
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- 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.