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Lea County-Jal Airport (KE26) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:31 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KINK), KE26 is currently IFR with winds from 130° at 6 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Lea County-Jal Airport in Jal, NM, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KINK): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lea County-Jal Airport (KE26) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Jal, NM at a field elevation of 3,118 ft. KE26 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KINK, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (01/19, 09/27), the longest 4,704 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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IFR
Observed 1331Z (7:31 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KINK, 21.2 nm away.

Wind
130° 6 kt
Visibility
8 sm
Ceiling
500 ft
Altimeter
30.10"
Temp / Dew
60°F / 16°C
dew 59°F / 15°C

Wind from the southeast (130°) at 6 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, broken clouds at 500 ft, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 500 ft.

Raw METAR
SPECI KINK 281331Z AUTO 13006KT 8SM BKN005 16/15 A3010 RMK AO2 T01560150 $

What changed at KINK (nearest station)?

Since the 1316Z (7:16 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category dropped from VFR to IFR.
  • A ceiling formed at 500 ft.

The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →

Current pilot readout for KE26

Based on the nearest station (KINK), KE26 is currently IFR with winds from 130° at 6 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 3,700 ft (field elevation 3,118 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
09FAV5 kt head3 kt right
192 kt head6 kt left
012 kt tail6 kt right
275 kt tail3 kt left

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KE26 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 01/19
    4,704 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KE26
    Wind
    01
    2 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    19
    2 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 09/27
    2,604 × 50 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KE26
    Wind
    09
    5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    27
    5 kt tailwind · 3 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
0102113Z01Z13Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → 500 ft.

KE26 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 KE26

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

PIREP1256Z (6:56 AM MDT) · 99 NM NW of KE26 · 4,100 ft MSL · C550
Show raw report
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.
PIREP1216Z (6:16 AM MDT) · 50 NM E of KE26 · during climb · CRJ7
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MAF UA /OV 1S KMAF/TM 1216/FL050/TP CRJ7/SK OVC035-TOP050/RM DURC
MAF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1S KMAFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1216Reported at 12:16 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC035-TOP050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1132Z (5:32 AM MDT) · 88 NM SE of KE26 · 40,000 ft MSL · B738
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FST UA /OV KFST070050/TM 1132/FL400/TP B738/RM SMOOTH ZHU
FST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFST070050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1132Reported at 11:32 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
RM SMOOTH ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KE26

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KINK reported mostly VFR across 28 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 91%IFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 10/16 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: VFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 95%IFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 11/16 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 1 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 1

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

09
77%
19
21%
27
2%
01
0%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1335Z (7:35 AM MDT)

TAF KINK 281335Z 2814/2912 13009KT P6SM BKN006 FM281600 13010KT P6SM BKN025 FM281800 13012KT P6SM SCT070

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Live crosswind meter

KE26 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KINK, 21 nm away.

N09276 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 29° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,604 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Lea County-Jal Airport (KE26) with runway 01/19, 09/27 marked
N ↑

Runway 01/19, 09/27 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

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

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
E26
City
Jal
State
New Mexico
Country
United States
Elevation
3,118 ft
Coordinates
32.1311, -103.1550
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
4,704 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KINK
TAF
Nearest KHOB
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
10h 31m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lea County-Jal Airport (KE26)

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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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