KCDS· CDS· Childress
Childress Municipal Airport
medium airport · elevation 1,954 ft (596 m)
12:41Z 00:18Z Day
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Current METARVFR
17 min ago·14:53ZKCDS 071453Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02060133 53012
Wind
310° 3 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
21°C / 13°C
temp / dew
QNH
1018 hPa
30.07 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KCDS
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1016.1 HPa hourly temperature of 20.6°C and dew point of 13.3°C Decrease or steady, then increase; or increase then increase more rapidly of 1.2 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
04/221349 mASP
17/351813 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 04/22 | TW 0 kt | XW 3 kt L |
| RWY 17/35 | TW 2 kt | XW 2 kt R |
34.4338°, -100.2880°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 17/35 (use 35) | Preferred | HW 2 | 2 L | — |
| RWY 04/22 (use 22) | Usable | HW 0 | 3 R | — |
Density altitude
3,010 ft
elevation 1,954 ft
ISA deviation
+9.9°C
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KCDS
- ASOS135.125
- CNTRFORT WORTH CNTR133.500
- RDOFORT WORTH RDO122.450
- UNICCTAF/UNICOM122.800
Navaids near airportwithin 30 NM
| Ident | Type | Freq | Dist (NM) | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDS | VORTAC | 117.60 MHz | 3.9 | MEDIUM |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 04/224,425 ft (1,349 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- —
- ILS
- —
- RWY 17/355,949 ft (1,813 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KCDS
Wind5 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp28°C
QNH1015 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=302
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Childress Municipal Airport
Diagram unavailable for Childress Municipal Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/10/07 12:36 UTC
07/12Z
07/18Z
08/00Z
08/06Z
08/12Z
BASEVFR
VFRBASE07/12Z → 08/12Z2506KT · 6 SM · FEW070
Wind: 2506KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW070
TAF KCDS 071134Z 0712/0812 25006KT P6SM FEW070
Raw TAF
TAF KCDS 071134Z 0712/0812 25006KT P6SM FEW070
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