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Conchas Lake Airport (KE89) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTCC), KE89 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 14 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Conchas Lake Airport in Conchas Dam, NM, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTCC): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Conchas Lake Airport (KE89) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Conchas Dam, NM at a field elevation of 4,232 ft. KE89 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTCC, about 30 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 4,800 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 KTCC, 30.4 nm away.

Wind
230° 14 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.11"
Temp / Dew
67°F / 19°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the southwest (230°) at 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (67°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KTCC 281553Z AUTO 23014KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01940111

What changed at KTCC (nearest station)?

Since the 1453Z (8:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed up from 9 to 14 kt.
  • Gusts are no longer reported.
  • Temperature up 3°C.

Current pilot readout for KE89

Based on the nearest station (KTCC), KE89 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 14 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 5,550 ft (field elevation 4,232 ft). KE89 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCVS, about 73 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
27FAV9 kt head11 kt left
099 kt tail11 kt right

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KE89 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 09/27
    4,800 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KE89
    Wind
    09
    9 kt tailwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
    27
    9 kt headwind · 11 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
0163117Z05Z15Z

Over the last 22 h: wind 15→14 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KE89 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 KE89

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

PIREP1455Z (8:55 AM MDT) · 100 NM NW of KE89 · 37,000 ft MSL · B737
Show raw report
ALS UA /OV ALS120045/TM 1455/FL370/TP B737/TB NEG/RM LGT MTN WAVE +/-10KTS ZDVWC-30
ALS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALS120045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1455Reported at 14:55 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM LGT MTN WAVE +/-10KTS ZDV…Remarks.
PIREP1317Z (7:17 AM MDT) · 99 NM N of KE89 · 12,000 ft MSL · C208
continuous light -occasional moderate chop turbulence
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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KE89

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTCC reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,300 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 91%MVFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 13/18 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 83%MVFR 11%IFR 3%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 8/18 kt
Max gust: 32 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 23

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.

27
58%
09
42%

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Live crosswind meter

KE89 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTCC, 30 nm away.

N270914 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
11 kt

Wind is 52° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 4,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Conchas Lake Airport (KE89) with runway 09/27 marked
N ↑

Runway 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
E89
City
Conchas Dam
State
New Mexico
Country
United States
Elevation
4,232 ft
Coordinates
35.3679, -104.1809
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KTCC
TAF
Nearest KCVS
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
7h 12m

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Pilot PIREPs for Conchas Lake Airport (KE89)

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 Conchas Lake Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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