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Springer Municipal Airport (KS42) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRTN), KS42 is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Springer Municipal Airport in Springer, NM, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRTN): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Springer Municipal Airport (KS42) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Springer, NM at a field elevation of 5,894 ft. KS42 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRTN, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 5,003 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1753Z (11:53 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRTN, 25.3 nm away.

Wind
VRB 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.19"
Temp / Dew
62°F / 17°C
dew 34°F / 1°C

Wind variable at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (62°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KRTN 281753Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 17/01 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP167 T01670011 10167 20000 50002 $

What changed at KRTN (nearest station)?

Since the 1653Z (10:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature up 3°C.

Current pilot readout for KS42

Based on the nearest station (KRTN), KS42 is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 7,200 ft (field elevation 5,894 ft). KS42 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSAF, about 83 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
01--
19--

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KS42 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 01/19
    5,003 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KS42
    Wind
    01
    no steady wind
    19
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0112218Z06Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KS42 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 KS42

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

PIREP1731Z (11:31 AM MDT) · 82 NM NW of KS42 · 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.
PIREP1731Z (11:31 AM MDT) · 82 NM NW of KS42 · 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.
PIREP1513Z (9:13 AM MDT) · 79 NM N of KS42 · altitude unknown · B38M
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PUB UA /OV PUB170040/TM 1513/FL3960/TP B38M/RM MTN WAVE +/-12KTS +/-50FT ZDVWC-46
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PUB170040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1513Reported at 15:13 UTC.
FL3960Altitude: 39,600 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
RM MTN WAVE +/-12KTS +/-50FT…Remarks.
PIREP1455Z (8:55 AM MDT) · 39 NM NW of KS42 · 37,000 ft MSL · B737
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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.
PIREP1437Z (8:37 AM MDT) · 57 NM N of KS42 · 7,500 ft MSL · UH60
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TAD UA /OV KTAD/TM 1437/FL075/TP UH60/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM WIND OUT OF WEST 20-25KTS ZDVWC
TAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1437Reported at 14:37 UTC.
FL075Altitude: 7,500 ft MSL.
TP UH60Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM WIND OUT OF WEST 20-25KTS…Remarks.
PIREP1408Z (8:08 AM MDT) · 79 NM N of KS42 · 36,000 ft MSL · B753
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PUB UA /OV PUB170040/TM 1408/FL360/TP B753/RM MTW +/-10KT ZDVWC-30
PUB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PUB170040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1408Reported at 14:08 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B753Aircraft type reporting.
RM MTW +/-10KT ZDVWC-30Remarks.
PIREP1317Z (7:17 AM MDT) · 38 NM N of KS42 · 12,000 ft MSL · C208
continuous light -occasional moderate chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1310Z (7:10 AM MDT) · 98 NM N of KS42 · 36,000 ft MSL · A321
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ALS UA /OV ALS030045/TM 1310/FL360/TP A321/RM MTW +/-8KT +/-50FT ZDVWC
ALS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALS030045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1310Reported at 13:10 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
RM MTW +/-8KT +/-50FT ZDVWCRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KS42

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRTN reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/13 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 67%MVFR 16%IFR 12%LIFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 7/23 kt
Max gust: 32 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 55

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.

01
53%
19
47%

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Live crosswind meter

KS42 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRTN, 25 nm away.

N0119wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Asphalt · 5,003 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Springer Municipal Airport (KS42) with runway 01/19 marked
N ↑

Runway 01/19 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
S42
City
Springer
State
New Mexico
Country
United States
Elevation
5,894 ft
Coordinates
36.3311, -104.6183
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,003 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRTN
TAF
Nearest KSAF
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
5h 29m

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Pilot PIREPs for Springer Municipal Airport (KS42)

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 Springer Municipal Airport, 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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