2x4 Ranch Airport (NM47) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:35 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KATS), NM47 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near 2x4 Ranch Airport in Artesia, NM, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KATS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
2x4 Ranch Airport (NM47) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Artesia, NM at a field elevation of 3,360 ft. NM47 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KATS, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 6 physical runways (N, NE, NW, S, SE, …), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCNM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KATS, 6.2 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KATS 280935Z AUTO 24004KT 7SM CLR 14/14 A3011 RMK AO2
What changed at KATS (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (3:15 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (3:15 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for NM47
Based on the nearest station (KATS), NM47 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 3,800 ft (field elevation 3,360 ft). NM47 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCNM, about 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 2,000 ft | DIRT | 2 kt tail | 3 kt left |
| NE | 2,400 ft | DIRT | 2 kt tail | 3 kt left |
| NW | 2,400 ft | DIRT | 2 kt tail | 3 kt left |
| S | 2,000 ft | DIRT | 2 kt tail | 3 kt left |
| SE | 2,400 ft | DIRT | 2 kt tail | 3 kt left |
| SW | 2,400 ft | DIRT | 2 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 9→4 kt, ceiling 500 ft → unlimited.
NM47 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at NM47
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KATS reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- N/NE/NW/S/SE/SW
- 100%
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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
- NM47
- City
- Artesia
- State
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,360 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.7790, -104.3803
- Runways
- 6 physical runways · 6 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KATS
- TAF
- Nearest KCNM
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 14h 16m
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Pilot PIREPs for 2x4 Ranch Airport (NM47)
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