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KLRU — Las Cruces Intl
Las Cruces, NM · field elevation 4,457 ft · NON-ATCT
KLRU current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KLRU 111155Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM CLR 21/04 A3010 RMK AO2 T02070035 10290 20207
- Wind
- from 280° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 21 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.10 inHg
- Density altitude
- 5,960 ft · pressure altitude 4,277 ft
- Observed
- 20 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 280° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 30 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 22 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 04 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 12 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 08 | 3 kt tail | 1 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 KLRU 111120Z 1112/1212 14005KT P6SM FEW120 FM112000 20008KT P6SM SCT100
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 32.28941, -106.92196
- Elevation
- 4,457 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1229Z / 0156Z
- Magnetic variation
- 8° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Albuquerque
- County
- Dona Ana, NM
Airport diagram
Everything else KLRU publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 7,506 | 100 | CONC | HIGH |
| 04/22 | 7,501 | 105 | ASPH | MED |
| 08/26 | 6,069 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KLRU airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other New Mexico 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.