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Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 2:35 AM MDT, Oct 28, KATS is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Artesia Municipal Airport in Artesia, NM, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Artesia, NM at a field elevation of 3,544 ft. KATS reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (04/22, 13/31), the longest 6,800 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 126.725.

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VFR
Observed 0835Z (2:35 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
220° 4 kt
Visibility
7 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.12"
Temp / Dew
59°F / 15°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the southwest (220°) at 4 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KATS 280835Z AUTO 22004KT 7SM CLR 15/14 A3012 RMK AO2

What changed at KATS?

Since the 0815Z (2:15 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0815Z (2:15 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KATS

KATS is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately 4,150 ft (field elevation 3,544 ft). KATS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KROW, about 27 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 head0 kt
130 kt head4 kt right
310 kt head4 kt left
044 kt tail0 kt

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KATS 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.

  • Runway 04/22
    6,800 × 150 ft · ASP
    Restricted (NOTAM)
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KATS
    Wind
    04
    4 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    22
    4 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    1 active equipment NOTAMView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 13/31
    6,132 × 100 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KATS
    Wind
    13
    0 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    31
    0 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.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122408Z21Z08Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 8→4 kt, ceiling 1,900 ft → unlimited.

KATS 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at KATS

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, 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.

Last 24 hours
VFR 60%MVFR 13%IFR 16%LIFR 11%
Wind avg/max: 9/17 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 69%MVFR 19%IFR 8%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 9/19 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 29

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.

13
51%
31
18%
22
16%
04
15%

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Live KATS Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KATS's own weather station.

N22044 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 5° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 6,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS) with runway 04/22, 13/31 marked
N ↑

Runway 04/22, 13/31 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-1
Attended
Daily 0700-1700 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KATS
IATA
ATS
FAA LID
ATS
City
Artesia
State
New Mexico
Country
United States
Elevation
3,544 ft
Coordinates
32.8525, -104.4680
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
6,800 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KROW
AWOS/ASOS
126.725 MHz
Time zone
America/Denver
Next sunset
15h 21m

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Pilot PIREPs for Artesia Municipal Airport (KATS)

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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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