KVHN — Culberson County
Van Horn, TX · field elevation 3,957 ft · NON-ATCT
KVHN current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KVHN 100255Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM OVC049 13/11 A3028 RMK AO2 T01300112
- Wind
- from 260° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,900 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 13 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.28 inHg
- Density altitude
- 4,205 ft · pressure altitude 3,597 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 260° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 5 kt head | — |
| 21 | 4 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 03 | 4 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 07 | 5 kt tail | — |
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
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
- 1322Z / 0004Z
- Magnetic variation
- 10°E (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.