KVHN — Culberson County
Van Horn, TX · field elevation 3,957 ft · NON-ATCT
KVHN current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KVHN 111155Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 22/14 A3015 RMK AO2 T02250142 10280 20225
- Wind
- from 220° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.15 inHg
- Density altitude
- 5,494 ft · pressure altitude 3,727 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 220° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 7 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 25 | 5 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 07 | 5 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 03 | 7 kt tail | 1 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 KVHN — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KVHN — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 31.05783, -104.78381
- Elevation
- 3,957 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1223Z / 0146Z
- Magnetic variation
- 10° (1990)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- El Paso
- County
- Culberson, TX
Everything else KVHN publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 6,005 | 76 | ASPH | MED |
| 07/25 | 5,353 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KMRF Marfa Muni57 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KVHN 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.