Three Rivers Ranch Airport (NM71) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:35 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSRR), NM71 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Three Rivers Ranch Airport in Tularosa, NM, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSRR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Three Rivers Ranch Airport (NM71) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tularosa, NM at a field elevation of 4,807 ft. NM71 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSRR, about 26 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHMN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSRR, 25.9 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSRR 280935Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 07/05 A3022 RMK AO2 T00680047 $
What changed at KSRR (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 NM71
Based on the nearest station (KSRR), NM71 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (24). Density altitude is approximately 4,600 ft (field elevation 4,807 ft). NM71 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHMN, about 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24FAV | 5,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 06 | 5,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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NM71 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 06/245,000 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at NM71Wind
- 06
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 4 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 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
NM71 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 NM71
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSRR reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,400 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 24
- 51%
- 06
- 49%
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Live crosswind meter
NM71 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSRR, 26 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 24, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- NM71
- City
- Tularosa
- State
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,807 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.3329, -106.0283
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSRR
- TAF
- Nearest KHMN
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 14h 22m
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Pilot PIREPs for Three Rivers Ranch Airport (NM71)
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