KCNM· CNM· Carlsbad
Cavern City Air Terminal
medium airport · elevation 3,295 ft (1004 m)
12:27Z 01:34Z Day
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Current METARVFR
18 min ago·17:53ZKCNM 231753Z AUTO 16012G17KT 10SM SCT110 36/06 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP148 T03610061 10367 20233 58005 $
Wind
160° 12 kt (gust 17 kt)
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
36°C / 6°C
temp / dew
QNH
1022 hPa
30.17 inHg
Clouds
SCT 11,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KCNM
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1014.8 HPa hourly temperature of 36.1°C and dew point of 6.1°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 36.7°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 23.3°C Steady or increase, then decrease; or decrease then decrease more rapidly of 0.5 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
03/212394 mASP
08/261626 mASP
14L/32R1407 mASP
14R/32L1779 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 03/21 | TW 5 kt | XW 11 kt R |
| RWY 08/26 | HW 4 kt | XW 11 kt R |
| RWY 14L/32R | HW 12 kt | XW 1 kt R |
| RWY 14R/32L | HW 12 kt | XW 1 kt R |
32.3375°, -104.2630°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 14L/32R (use 14L) | Preferred | HW 12 | 1 R | — |
| RWY 14R/32L (use 14R) | Usable | HW 12 | 1 R | — |
| RWY 03/21 (use 21) | Usable | HW 5 | 11 L | Crosswind 11 kt |
| RWY 08/26 (use 08) | Usable | HW 4 | 11 R | Crosswind 11 kt |
Density altitude
6,362 ft
elevation 3,295 ft
ISA deviation
+27.5°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KCNM
- ASOS118.375
- CNTRALBUQUERQUE CNTR135.875
- RDOALBUQUERQUE RDO122.650
- UNICCTAF/UNICOM122.950
Navaids near airportassoc. KCNM
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNM | VORTAC | 116.30 MHz | MEDIUM |
| CV | NDB | 402 kHz | LOW |
Runways4
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 03/217,854 ft (2,394 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 08/265,334 ft (1,626 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 14L/32R4,616 ft (1,407 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- —
- ILS
- —
- RWY 14R/32L5,837 ft (1,779 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KCNM
Wind11 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp38°C
QNH1019 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=310
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Cavern City Air Terminal
Diagram unavailable for Cavern City Air Terminal.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/08/23 18:30 UTC
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
24/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE23/18Z → 24/02Z1508KT · 6 SM · SCT250
Wind: 1508KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT250
TAF KCNM 231727Z 2318/2418 15008KT P6SM SCT250
VFRFM24/02Z → 24/18Z1807KT · 6 SM · SCT200
Wind: 1807KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT200
FM240200 18007KT P6SM SCT200
Raw TAF
TAF KCNM 231727Z 2318/2418 15008KT P6SM SCT250 FM240200 18007KT P6SM SCT200
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