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Otero Mill Airport (72NM) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:35 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KALM), 72NM is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Otero Mill Airport in La Luz, NM, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KALM): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Otero Mill Airport (72NM) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around La Luz, NM at a field elevation of 4,603 ft. 72NM has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KALM, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 4,752 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHMN.

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VFR
Observed 1735Z (11:35 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KALM, 7.4 nm away.

Wind
180° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.18"
Temp / Dew
70°F / 21°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KALM 281735Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A3018 RMK AO2

What changed at KALM (nearest station)?

Since the 1715Z (11:15 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1715Z (11:15 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 72NM

Based on the nearest station (KALM), 72NM is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately 6,100 ft (field elevation 4,603 ft). 72NM does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHMN, about 10 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
22FAV4 kt head5 kt left
044 kt tail5 kt right

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72NM runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 04/22
    4,752 × 80 ft · DIRT
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 72NM
    Wind
    04
    4 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    22
    4 kt headwind · 5 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061318Z05Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

72NM weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 72NM

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1720Z (11:20 AM MDT) · 76 NM E of 72NM · 4,800 ft MSL · CRJ7
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ROW UA /OV ROW350004/TM 1720/FL048/TP CRJ7/SK B048/WX 4SM
ROW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ROW350004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1720Reported at 17:20 UTC.
FL048Altitude: 4,800 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK B048Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 4SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1600Z (10:00 AM MDT) · 75 NM E of 72NM · 5,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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ROW UA /OV ROW350002/TM 1600/FL050/TP CRJ7/SK T050 B043
ROW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ROW350002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1600Reported at 16:00 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK T050 B043Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1550Z (9:50 AM MDT) · 97 NM SE of 72NM · altitude unknown · C208
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CNM UA /OV CNM/TM 1550/FL000/TP C208/SK BASE 002/RM ZAB FDCS
CNM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CNMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1550Reported at 15:50 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZAB FDCSRemarks.
PIREP1540Z (9:40 AM MDT) · 75 NM E of 72NM · 4,700 ft MSL · C172
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ROW UA /OV ROW350002/TM 1540/FL047/TP C172/SK T047 B042/WX 2 NM
ROW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ROW350002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1540Reported at 15:40 UTC.
FL047Altitude: 4,700 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK T047 B042Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 2 NMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1520Z (9:20 AM MDT) · 9 NM SW of 72NM · 6,000 ft MSL · F16
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HMN UA/OV KHMN27020/TM 1520/FL060/TP F-16/SK BKN065
HMN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHMN27020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1520Reported at 15:20 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP F-16Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN065Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1449Z (8:49 AM MDT) · 97 NM SE of 72NM · 9,000 ft MSL · E75S
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CNM UA /OV CNM/TM 1449/FL090/TP E75S/SK BASE 040/RM ZAB FDCS
CNM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CNMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1449Reported at 14:49 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP E75SAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZAB FDCSRemarks.
PIREP1340Z (7:40 AM MDT) · 75 NM E of 72NM · 4,300 ft MSL · C560
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ROW UA /OV ROW/TM 1340/FL043/TP C560/SK BKN004/RM BASES 038//TOPS 043
ROW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ROWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1340Reported at 13:40 UTC.
FL043Altitude: 4,300 ft MSL.
TP C560Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN004Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 038//TOPS 043Remarks.
PIREP1256Z (6:56 AM MDT) · 75 NM E of 72NM · 4,100 ft MSL · C550
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ROW UA /OV ROW/TM 1256/FL041/TP C550/SK OVC002/RM BASES041 TOPS044
ROW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ROWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1256Reported at 12:56 UTC.
FL041Altitude: 4,100 ft MSL.
TP C550Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES041 TOPS044Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 72NM

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KALM reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 11 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/8 kt
Max gust: 11 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 7/24 kt
Max gust: 33 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,800 ft
Lowest vis: 9 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

22
54%
04
46%

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Live crosswind meter

72NM has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KALM, 7.4 nm away.

N22046 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
5 kt

Wind is 51° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Dirt · 4,752 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Otero Mill Airport (72NM)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
72NM
City
La Luz
State
New Mexico
Country
United States
Elevation
4,603 ft
Coordinates
32.9584, -105.9630
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,752 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KALM
TAF
Nearest KHMN
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
6h 20m

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Pilot PIREPs for Otero Mill Airport (72NM)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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