Chloride Airport (NM51) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTCS), NM51 is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Chloride Airport in Chloride, NM, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTCS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Chloride Airport (NM51) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chloride, NM at a field elevation of 6,202 ft. NM51 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTCS, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTCS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTCS, 20.3 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KTCS 280853Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM CLR 12/02 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01170022 50000
What changed at KTCS (nearest station)?
Since the 0753Z (1:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0753Z (1:53 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for NM51
Based on the nearest station (KTCS), NM51 is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately 7,000 ft (field elevation 6,202 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30FAV | 3,000 ft | TURF | 6 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 12 | 3,000 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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NM51 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 12/303,000 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at NM51Wind
- 12
- 6 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 6 kt headwind · 1 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 6→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
NM51 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 NM51
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTCS reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 8,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 30
- 51%
- 12
- 49%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0525Z (11:25 PM MDT)
TAF KTCS 280525Z 2806/2906 28005KT P6SM SKC FM282000 18010KT P6SM SKC FM290100 23005KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
NM51 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTCS, 20 nm away.
Wind is 11° off runway 30, 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- NM51
- City
- Chloride
- State
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 6,202 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.3284, -107.6620
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTCS
- TAF
- Nearest KTCS
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 14h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for Chloride Airport (NM51)
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