Bell Ranch Headquarters Airport (NM33) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTCC), NM33 is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 12 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Bell Ranch Headquarters Airport in Bell Ranch, NM, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTCC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bell Ranch Headquarters Airport (NM33) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bell Ranch, NM at a field elevation of 4,400 ft. NM33 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTCC, about 32 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCVS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTCC, 31.9 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 12 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KTCC 282053Z AUTO 25012G20KT 10SM CLR 25/07 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP125 T02500072 56016
What changed at KTCC (nearest station)?
Since the 1953Z (1:53 PM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1953Z (1:53 PM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for NM33
Based on the nearest station (KTCC), NM33 is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 12 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (29). Density altitude is approximately 6,500 ft (field elevation 4,400 ft). NM33 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCVS, about 79 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29FAV | 3,000 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 9 kt left (g15) |
| 11 | 3,000 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 9 kt right (g15) |
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NM33 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 11/293,000 × 40 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at NM33Wind
- 11
- 8 kt tailwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
- 29
- 8 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
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“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 14→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
NM33 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 NM33
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTCC reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,300 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 11
- 60%
- 29
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
NM33 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTCC, 32 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 29, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- NM33
- City
- Bell Ranch
- State
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,400 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.5291, -104.0974
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTCC
- TAF
- Nearest KCVS
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 3h 3m
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Pilot PIREPs for Bell Ranch Headquarters Airport (NM33)
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