KCDS· CDS· Childress
Childress Municipal Airport
medium airport · elevation 1,954 ft (596 m)
12:00Z 01:20Z Day
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Current METARVFR
15 min ago·23:53ZKCDS 242353Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM CLR 29/01 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP033 T02940011 10306 20256 55009
Wind
310° 4 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
29°C / 1°C
temp / dew
QNH
1005 hPa
29.69 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KCDS
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1003.3 HPa hourly temperature of 29.4°C and dew point of 1.1°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 30.6°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 25.6°C Decrease, then increase of 0.9 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 1 kt | XW 4 kt L |
| RWY 17/35 | TW 3 kt | XW 3 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 3 | 3 L | — |
| RWY 04/22 (use 22) | Usable | HW 1 | 4 R | — |
Density altitude
4,321 ft
elevation 1,954 ft
ISA deviation
+17.9°C
large deviation
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)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Childress Municipal Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 18:22 UTC
24/18Z
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
FMMVFR
FMIFR
VFRBASE24/18Z → 25/06Z36011KT · 6 SM · FEW200
Wind: 36011KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW200
TAF KCDS 241720Z 2418/2518 36011KT P6SM FEW200
MVFRFM25/06Z → 25/10Z1108KT · 6 SM · BR · BKN015
Wind: 1108KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: BR
Clouds: BKN015
FM250600 11008KT 6SM BR BKN015
IFRFM25/10Z → 25/18Z1207KT · 3 SM · BR · BKN007
Wind: 1207KT
Visibility: 3 SM
Weather: BR
Clouds: BKN007
FM251000 12007KT 3SM BR BKN007
Raw TAF
TAF KCDS 241720Z 2418/2518 36011KT P6SM FEW200 FM250600 11008KT 6SM BR BKN015 FM251000 12007KT 3SM BR BKN007
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