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Vaughn Municipal Airport (N17) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:35 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSXU), N17 is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Vaughn Municipal Airport (N17) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Vaughn, NM at a field elevation of 5,936 ft. N17 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 one runway (09/27), the longest 5,150 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KABQ.

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VFR
Observed 1635Z (10:35 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSXU, 33.5 nm away.

Wind
VRB 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.16"
Temp / Dew
66°F / 19°C
dew 43°F / 6°C

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).

Raw METAR
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 N17

Based on the nearest station (KSXU), N17 is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 7,550 ft (field elevation 5,936 ft). N17 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KABQ, about 75 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
09--
27--

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N17 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
    5,150 × 60 ft · Asphalt
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at N17
    Wind
    09
    no steady wind
    27
    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
0142917Z05Z16Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 9→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

N17 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 N17

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

PIREP1600Z (10:00 AM MDT) · 83 NM SE of N17 · 5,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
Show raw report
ROW UA /OV ROW350002/TM 1600/FL050/TP CRJ7/SK T050 B043
ROW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ROW350002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1600Reported at 16:00 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK T050 B043Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1540Z (9:40 AM MDT) · 83 NM SE of N17 · 4,700 ft MSL · C172
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ROW UA /OV ROW350002/TM 1540/FL047/TP C172/SK T047 B042/WX 2 NM
ROW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ROW350002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1540Reported at 15:40 UTC.
FL047Altitude: 4,700 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK T047 B042Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 2 NMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1340Z (7:40 AM MDT) · 85 NM SE of N17 · 4,300 ft MSL · C560
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ROW UA /OV ROW/TM 1340/FL043/TP C560/SK BKN004/RM BASES 038//TOPS 043
ROW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ROWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1340Reported at 13:40 UTC.
FL043Altitude: 4,300 ft MSL.
TP C560Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN004Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 038//TOPS 043Remarks.
PIREP1256Z (6:56 AM MDT) · 85 NM SE of N17 · 4,100 ft MSL · C550
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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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at N17

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.

Last 24 hours
VFR 76%IFR 1%LIFR 23%
Wind avg/max: 8/18 kt
Max gust: 25 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 60%MVFR 20%IFR 16%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 8/21 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 43

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

09
62%
27
38%

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Live crosswind meter

N17 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSXU, 34 nm away.

N0927wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Asphalt · 5,150 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Vaughn Municipal Airport (N17) 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
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
N17
City
Vaughn
State
New Mexico
Country
United States
Elevation
5,936 ft
Coordinates
34.6046, -105.1918
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,150 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSXU
TAF
Nearest KABQ
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
7h 16m

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Pilot PIREPs for Vaughn Municipal Airport (N17)

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

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