Jicarilla Apache Nation Airport (K24N) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPSO), K24N is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 1 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Jicarilla Apache Nation Airport in Dulce, NM, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPSO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Jicarilla Apache Nation Airport (K24N) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dulce, NM at a field elevation of 7,618 ft. K24N has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPSO, about 29 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 7,500 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPSO, 28.7 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 1 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature -1°C (30°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPSO 281355Z AUTO 03001KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A3026 RMK AO2
What changed at KPSO (nearest station)?
Since the 1335Z (7:35 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1335Z (7:35 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K24N
Based on the nearest station (KPSO), K24N is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 1 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately 7,100 ft (field elevation 7,618 ft). K24N does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDRO, about 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35FAV | 7,500 ft | ASPH-G | 1 kt head | 0 kt |
| 17 | 7,500 ft | ASPH-G | 1 kt tail | 0 kt |
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K24N 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 17/357,500 × 60 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K24NWind
- 17
- 1 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 35
- 1 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
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“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 23 h: wind 1→1 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K24N 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of K24N
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GUC UA /OV HBU/TM 1341/FL300/TP CRJ7/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-25
GUC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HBULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1341Reported at 13:41 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.RM ZDVWC-25Remarks.Show raw report
DRO UA /OV DRO022015/TM 1337/FL180/TP SW4/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-36
DRO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DRO022015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1337Reported at 13:37 UTC.FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.TP SW4Aircraft type reporting.TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.RM ZDVWC-36Remarks.Show raw report
TAD UA /OV TAD220030/TM 1317/FL120/TP C208/TB CONS LGT-OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZDVWC
TAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TAD220030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1317Reported at 13:17 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT-OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous light -occasional moderate chop.RM ZDVWCRemarks.Show raw report
ALS UA /OV ALS085045/TM 1204/FL310/TP C441/TB NEG/RM MOD MTW +/-100FT +/-15KT ZDVWC
ALS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ALS085045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1204Reported at 12:04 UTC.FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.TP C441Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM MOD MTW +/-100FT +/-15KT …Remarks.Show raw report
DRO UA /OV DRO/TM 1202/FL260/TP CRJ2/TB NEG/RM DURC ZDVWC-36
DRO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DROLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1202Reported at 12:02 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM DURC ZDVWC-36Remarks.Show raw report
DRO UA /OV DRO347021/TM 1009/FL230/TP BE20/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-36
DRO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DRO347021Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1009Reported at 10:09 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZDVWC-36Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K24N
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPSO reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 60%
- 35
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
K24N has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPSO, 29 nm away.
Wind is 28° off runway 35, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near K24N
FAA TFR data shows active temporary flight restrictions near K24N.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 24N
- City
- Dulce
- State
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 7,618 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.8285, -106.8840
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 7,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPSO
- TAF
- Nearest KDRO
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 9h 57m
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Pilot PIREPs for Jicarilla Apache Nation Airport (K24N)
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