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Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field (KANK) Aviation Weather: METAR

A current METAR is not available for KANK right now.

Live aviation weather for Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field in Salida, CO, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field (KANK) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Salida, CO at a field elevation of 7,523 ft. KANK reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 7,351 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 133.85.

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No data
Awaiting observationlive · refreshes every 60s
Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

Current pilot readout for KANK

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Runway wind check

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

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
06--
24--

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KANK 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 06/24
    7,351 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KANK
    Wind
    06
    no steady wind
    24
    no steady wind
    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.

KANK 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 KANK

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

PIREP1811Z (12:11 PM MDT) · 96 NM NE of KANK · 7,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
occ lt turb turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 5 S DEN/TM 1811/FL070/TP CRJ7/TB OCC LT TURB
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 S DENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1811Reported at 18:11 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCC LT TURBTurbulence: occ lt turb.
PIREP1750Z (11:50 AM MDT) · 74 NM E of KANK · 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.
PIREP1740Z (11:40 AM MDT) · 100 NM NE of KANK · during climb · B738
light occasional moderate blo 170 turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 25W/TM 1740/FLDURC/TP B738/TB LGT OCNL MOD BLO 170
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 25WLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1740Reported at 17:40 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT OCNL MOD BLO 170Turbulence: light occasional moderate blo 170.
PIREP1736Z (11:36 AM MDT) · 100 NM NE of KANK · during climb · ALL
moderate chop 10,000–19,000 ft turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 20S/TM 1736/FLDURC/TP ALL/TB MOD CHOP 100-190
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20SLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1736Reported at 17:36 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP ALLAircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOP 100-190Turbulence: moderate chop 10,000–19,000 ft.
PIREP1731Z (11:31 AM MDT) · 67 NM SE of KANK · 19,500 ft MSL · PC12
intermittent light chop turbulence
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ALS UA /OV ALS045020/TM 1731/FL195/TP PC12/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-41
ALS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALS045020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1731Reported at 17:31 UTC.
FL195Altitude: 19,500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
RM ZDVWC-41Remarks.
PIREP1731Z (11:31 AM MDT) · 67 NM SE of KANK · 16,500 ft MSL · PC12
intermittent light chop turbulence
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ALS UA /OV ALS045020/TM 1731/FL165/TP PC12/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-41
ALS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALS045020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1731Reported at 17:31 UTC.
FL165Altitude: 16,500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
RM ZDVWC-41Remarks.
PIREP1730Z (11:30 AM MDT) · 100 NM NE of KANK · during descent · BCS1
moderate 150 turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 20NW/TM 1730/FLDURD/TP BCS1/TB MOD 150
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20NWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1730Reported at 17:30 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP BCS1Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD 150Turbulence: moderate 150.
PIREP1730Z (11:30 AM MDT) · 100 NM NE of KANK · 14,000 ft MSL · C680
cont light blo 140 turbulence
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DEN UA /OV 25SW/TM 1730/FL140/TP C680/TB CONT LGT BLO 140
DEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 25SWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1730Reported at 17:30 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP C680Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONT LGT BLO 140Turbulence: cont light blo 140.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KANK

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 82%MVFR 8%IFR 6%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 6/19 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 32

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.

24
74%
06
26%

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Live crosswind meter

KANK's weather station isn't reporting right now.

N0624wind calm / variable

Live wind is temporarily unavailable.

Asphalt · 7,351 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field (KANK) with runway 06/24 marked
N ↑

Runway 06/24 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A+
Attended
Wed-Sun 0800-1700 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Air ambulance
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KANK
IATA
SLT
FAA LID
ANK
City
Salida
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Elevation
7,523 ft
Coordinates
38.5383, -106.0490
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
7,351 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KGUC
AWOS/ASOS
133.85 MHz
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
5h 38m

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Pilot PIREPs for Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field (KANK)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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Pilot PIREPs are community pilot notes for situational awareness only, not official FAA PIREPs or advisories. Verify with official sources. Notes are moderated before they appear; helpful marks and reports help us keep them useful.

⚠️ Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.

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