KSPS — Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Muni
Wichita Falls, TX · field elevation 1,019 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-RAPCON
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KSPS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSPS 100152Z 17006KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01500133
- Wind
- from 170° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 15 °C / dewpoint 13 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.16 inHg
- Density altitude
- 962 ft · pressure altitude 779 ft
- Observed
- 45 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 170° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 15C | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 15L | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 15R | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 33C | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
| 33R | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
| 33L | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
| 36 | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
3 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 27,000–29,000 ft.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KSPS 092320Z 1000/1024 19005KT P6SM BKN150 TEMPO 1011/1015 2SM BR BKN008 FM101600 21010KT P6SM BKN050
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 33.98880, -98.49191
- Elevation
- 1,019 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
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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
- 1302Z / 2334Z
- Tower hours
- OPR 1200-0200Z++ MON-FRI; 1800-2300Z++ SUN; CLSD SAT AND HOL, OT USE CTAF.
- Magnetic variation
- 5°E (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Dallas-Ft Worth
- County
- Wichita, TX
Airport diagram
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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 — ILS/DME, LOC/GS
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
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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.