Jenkins Airport (NM87) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:51 AM MDT, Oct 15, based on the nearest station (KROW), NM87 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 15 knots gusting 23, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Jenkins Airport in Roswell, NM, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KROW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Jenkins Airport (NM87) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Roswell, NM at a field elevation of 3,600 ft. NM87 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KROW, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KROW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KROW, 4.7 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 15 kt, gusting 23 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KROW 151751Z 02015G23KT 10SM CLR 22/02 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02220017 10222 20106 50003 $
Current pilot readout for NM87
Based on the nearest station (KROW), NM87 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 15 knots gusting 23, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately 5,050 ft (field elevation 3,600 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35FAV | 2,400 ft | DIRT | 14 kt head | 5 kt right (g8) |
| 17 | 2,400 ft | DIRT | 13 kt tail | 7 kt left (g11) |
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NM87 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 17/352,400 × 100 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at NM87Wind
- 17
- 13 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 14 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
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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.
NM87 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 NM87
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Recent trend data is not available yet for NM87. Check back as ATIS Alerts collects more airport weather history.
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0530Z (11:30 PM MDT)
TAF KROW 280530Z 2806/2906 18007KT P6SM SKC FM281100 18005KT P6SM BKN015 TEMPO 2811/2815 3SM BR OVC007 FM281600 16010KT P6SM SKC FM282100 16010KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 PROB30 2823/2901 VRB15G25KT -TSRA BKN070CB FM290200 20007KT P6SM FEW250 AMD NOT SKED
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Live crosswind meter
NM87 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KROW, 4.7 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 35, 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
- NM87
- City
- Roswell
- State
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,600 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.2392, -104.4742
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KROW
- TAF
- Nearest KROW
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 14h 16m
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Pilot PIREPs for Jenkins Airport (NM87)
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