KSPS — Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Muni
Wichita Falls, TX · field elevation 1,019 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-RAPCON
KSPS current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSPS 111152Z 18009KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP145 T02560217 10294 20256 53006
- Wind
- from 180° at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,407 ft · pressure altitude 929 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 180° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 9 kt head | — |
| 15C | 8 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 15L | 8 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 15R | 8 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 33C | 8 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 33R | 8 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 33L | 8 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 36 | 9 kt tail | — |
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 KSPS 111123Z 1112/1212 17008KT P6SM SKC FM111600 19012G22KT P6SM FEW080 FM120100 16010KT P6SM SKC
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 33.98880, -98.49191
- Elevation
- 1,019 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1153Z / 0125Z
- Tower hours
- OPR 1200-0200Z++ MON-FRI; 1800-2300Z++ SUN; CLSD SAT AND HOL, OT USE CTAF.
- Magnetic variation
- 5° (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Dallas-Ft Worth
- County
- Wichita, TX
Airport diagram
Everything else KSPS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15R/33L | 13,100 | 300 | CONC | HIGH |
| 15C/33C | 10,003 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 7,021 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 15L/33R | 6,000 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 132.05
- Tower OPR 1200-0200Z++ MON-FRI; 1800-2300Z++ SUN; CLSD SAT AND HOL, OT USE CTAF.
- 119.75
- Ground
- 125.5
- Clearance
- 121.2
- CTAF
- 119.75
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 118.2
- Departure
- 120.4
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — LD, LG
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSPS 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.