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City of Las Animas Bent County Airport (K7V9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:53 AM MDT, Oct 7, based on the nearest station (KLHX), K7V9 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near City of Las Animas Bent County Airport in Las Animas, CO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLHX): conditions and runway crosswinds.

City of Las Animas Bent County Airport (K7V9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Las Animas, CO at a field elevation of 3,915 ft. K7V9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLHX, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 3,870 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1553Z (9:53 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLHX, 12.8 nm away.

Wind
230° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.17"
Temp / Dew
66°F / 19°C
dew 49°F / 9°C

Wind from the southwest (230°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KLHX 071553Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 19/09 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01890094

Current pilot readout for K7V9

Based on the nearest station (KLHX), K7V9 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (26). Density altitude is approximately 5,000 ft (field elevation 3,915 ft). K7V9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPUB, about 61 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
26FAV4 kt head4 kt left
084 kt tail4 kt right

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K7V9 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 08/26
    3,870 × 40 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K7V9
    Wind
    08
    4 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    26
    4 kt headwind · 4 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.

K7V9 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 K7V9

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

PIREP1909Z (1:09 PM MDT) · 73 NM N of K7V9 · during climb · EC425
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LIC UA /OV HGO350025/TM 1909/FL075/TP EC425/SK SKC/TB NEG/RM UNRESTRICTED VIS DURD AND DURC AT KLIC ZDVWC-27
LIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HGO350025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1909Reported at 19:09 UTC.
FL075Altitude: 7,500 ft MSL.
TP EC425Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM UNRESTRICTED VIS DURD AND…Remarks.
PIREP1750Z (11:50 AM MDT) · 61 NM W of K7V9 · 5,000 ft MSL · P28A
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PUB UA /OV KPUB/TM 1750/FL050/TP P28A/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPUBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1750Reported at 17:50 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP1735Z (11:35 AM MDT) · 95 NM NW of K7V9 · 11,000 ft MSL · PA18
light to moderate 10,000–12,000 ft turbulence
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AFF UA/OV KAFF270003/TM 1735/FL110/TP PA18/TB LGT-MOD 100-120
AFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KAFF270003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP PA18Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD 100-120Turbulence: light to moderate 10,000–12,000 ft.
PIREP1731Z (11:31 AM MDT) · 37 NM NW of K7V9 · 17,500 ft MSL · SR22
light chop turbulence
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LIC UA /OV HGO180015/TM 1731/FL175/TP SR22/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-27
LIC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HGO180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1731Reported at 17:31 UTC.
FL175Altitude: 17,500 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZDVWC-27Remarks.
PIREP1708Z (11:08 AM MDT) · 61 NM W of K7V9 · 5,000 ft MSL · TBM8
light turbulencelow-level wind shear
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PUB UA /OV KPUB/TM 1708/FL050/TP TBM8/WV SMOOTH/TB LGT/RM LLWS +5KTS
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPUBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1708Reported at 17:08 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM8Aircraft type reporting.
WV SMOOTHWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM LLWS +5KTSRemarks.
PIREP1655Z (10:55 AM MDT) · 95 NM NW of K7V9 · 9,000 ft MSL · PA18
light to moderate 7,900–9,000 ft turbulence
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AFF UA/OV KAFF270003/TM 1655/FL090/TP PA18/TB LGT-MOD 079-090
AFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KAFF270003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1655Reported at 16:55 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP PA18Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD 079-090Turbulence: light to moderate 7,900–9,000 ft.
PIREP1651Z (10:51 AM MDT) · 61 NM W of K7V9 · 5,000 ft MSL · C172
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PUB UA /OV KPUB/TM 1651/FL050/TP C172/RM STRONG CROSSWIND DEPT END OF RWY 35
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPUBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1651Reported at 16:51 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
RM STRONG CROSSWIND DEPT END…Remarks.
PIREP1603Z (10:03 AM MDT) · 61 NM W of K7V9 · 6,300 ft MSL · C172
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PUB UA /OV KPUB/TM 1603/FL063/TP C172/TB NEG
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPUBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1603Reported at 16:03 UTC.
FL063Altitude: 6,300 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K7V9

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Live crosswind meter

K7V9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLHX, 13 nm away.

N26086 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 46° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,870 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of City of Las Animas Bent County Airport (K7V9) with runway 08/26 marked
N ↑

Runway 08/26 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
7V9
City
Las Animas
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
3,915 ft
Coordinates
38.0539, -103.2387
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,870 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLHX
TAF
Nearest KPUB
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
4h 29m

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Pilot PIREPs for City of Las Animas Bent County Airport (K7V9)

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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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