Champion Ranch Airport (01NM) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KATS), 01NM is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 3 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Champion Ranch Airport in Lake Arthur, NM, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KATS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Champion Ranch Airport (01NM) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lake Arthur, NM at a field elevation of 3,630 ft. 01NM has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KATS, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (02/20, 09/27), the longest 2,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KROW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KATS, 10.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 3 kt, visibility 3 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
METAR KATS 281055Z AUTO 19003KT 3SM BR 15/15 A3011 RMK AO2
What changed at KATS (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (4:35 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (4:35 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 01NM
Based on the nearest station (KATS), 01NM is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 3 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately 4,250 ft (field elevation 3,630 ft). 01NM does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KROW, about 18 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 2,700 ft | DIRT | 3 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 27 | 2,000 ft | DIRT | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 09 | 2,000 ft | DIRT | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| 02 | 2,700 ft | DIRT | 3 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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01NM runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 02/202,700 × 70 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 01NMWind
- 02
- 3 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 20
- 3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 09/272,000 × 70 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 01NMWind
- 09
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 9→3 kt, ceiling 500 ft → unlimited.
01NM weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 01NM
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KATS reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 20
- 43%
- 02
- 23%
- 09
- 21%
- 27
- 13%
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Live crosswind meter
01NM has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KATS, 10 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 01NM
- City
- Lake Arthur
- State
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,630 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.0086, -104.5403
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,700 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KATS
- TAF
- Nearest KROW
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 13h 13m
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Pilot PIREPs for Champion Ranch Airport (01NM)
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