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Childress Municipal Airport

medium airport · elevation 1,954 ft (596 m)
11:29Z 01:56Z Night
Current METARVFR
26 min ago·07:53Z
KCDS 150753Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM CLR 20/17 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02000167
Wind
120° 3 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
20°C / 17°C
temp / dew
QNH
1020 hPa
30.13 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
Station
KCDS
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1018.3 HPa hourly temperature of 20.0°C and dew point of 16.7°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (1)
  • SIGMETCONVECTIVESEV
    15 07:55Z15 09:55Z
    SFC – 36,000 ft
PIREPs (0)
None reported in area.
Wind & Runways
NESW3 kt120°
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
04/221349 mASP
17/351813 mASP
Runway components
RunwayHead/TailCrosswind
RWY 04/22HW 1 ktXW 3 kt R
RWY 17/35HW 1 ktXW 3 kt L
34.4338°, -100.2880°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
RunwayStatusHW (kt)XW (kt)Flags
RWY 17/35 (use 17)PreferredHW 13 L
RWY 04/22 (use 04)UsableHW 13 R
Density altitude
2,836 ft
elevation 1,954 ft
ISA deviation
+8.9°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
IdentTypeFreqDist (NM)Power
CDSVORTAC117.60 MHz3.9MEDIUM
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
Wind6 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp26°C
QNH1019 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=314
NESWCALM0%
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 2026/06/15 06:22 UTC
VFRBASE15/06Z → 15/12Z0309KT · 6 SM · OVC070
Wind: 0309KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: OVC070
TAF KCDS 150520Z 1506/1606 03009KT P6SM OVC070
MVFRFM15/12Z → 15/18Z1006KT · 6 SM · BKN025
Wind: 1006KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN025
FM151200 10006KT P6SM BKN025
VFRFM15/18Z → 16/06Z1106KT · 6 SM · SCT030
Wind: 1106KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT030
FM151800 11006KT P6SM SCT030
Raw TAF
TAF KCDS 150520Z 1506/1606 03009KT P6SM OVC070 FM151200 10006KT P6SM BKN025 FM151800 11006KT P6SM SCT030
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