KLHX — La Junta Muni
La Junta, CO · field elevation 4,229 ft · NON-ATCT
KLHX current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KLHX 111153Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM 22/09 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP097 T02220094 10278 20217 51001 $
- Wind
- from 220° at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- no ceiling reported
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 9 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Density altitude
- 5,943 ft · pressure altitude 4,119 ft
- Observed
- 25 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 220° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 6 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 12 | 1 kt head | 9 kt from the right |
| 30 | 1 kt tail | 9 kt from the left |
| 08 | 6 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
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 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
- 1206Z / 0152Z
- Magnetic variation
- 9° (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
- Other Colorado 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.