Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (KFSU) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:35 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSXU), KFSU is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Fort Sumner Municipal Airport in Fort Sumner, NM, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSXU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (KFSU) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fort Sumner, NM at a field elevation of 4,165 ft. KFSU has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSXU, about 34 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (03/21, 08/26), the longest 5,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCVS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSXU, 34.3 nm away.
Wind variable at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSXU 281635Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 19/06 A3016 RMK AO2
What changed at KSXU (nearest station)?
Since the 1615Z (10:15 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1615Z (10:15 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KFSU
Based on the nearest station (KSXU), KFSU is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 5,350 ft (field elevation 4,165 ft). KFSU does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCVS, about 45 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is variable at 5 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | 5,800 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 08 | 5,250 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 21 | 5,800 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 26 | 5,250 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KFSU 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 03/215,800 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KFSUWind
- 03
- no steady wind
- 21
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 08/265,250 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KFSUWind
- 08
- no steady wind
- 26
- 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 9→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KFSU weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 KFSU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSXU reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 0 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 21
- 54%
- 08
- 21%
- 03
- 17%
- 26
- 8%
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Live crosswind meter
KFSU has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSXU, 34 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21, 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
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0700-1600 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KFSU
- IATA
- FSU
- FAA LID
- FSU
- City
- Fort Sumner
- State
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,165 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.4834, -104.2170
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSXU
- TAF
- Nearest KCVS
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 7h 13m
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Pilot PIREPs for Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (KFSU)
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