KCDS· CDS· Childress
Childress Municipal Airport
medium airport · elevation 1,954 ft (596 m)
11:56Z 01:23Z Night
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Current METARVFR
11 min ago·08:53ZKCDS 270853Z AUTO 26010KT 9SM FEW038 25/01 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP005 T02500011 51011
Wind
260° 10 kt
Visibility
9 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
25°C / 1°C
temp / dew
QNH
1004 hPa
29.64 inHg
Clouds
FEW 3,800ft
Weather
—
Station
KCDS
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1000.5 HPa hourly temperature of 25.0°C and dew point of 1.1°C Increase, then steady, or increase then Increase more slowly of 1.1 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 8 kt | XW 6 kt L |
| RWY 17/35 | HW 2 kt | XW 10 kt R |
34.4338°, -100.2880°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 04/22 (use 22) | Preferred | HW 8 | 6 R | — |
| RWY 17/35 (use 17) | Usable | HW 2 | 10 R | — |
Density altitude
3,868 ft
elevation 1,954 ft
ISA deviation
+13.9°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)KCDS
Wind18 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp35°C
QNH1000 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
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/27 06:39 UTC
27/06Z
27/12Z
27/18Z
28/00Z
28/06Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE27/06Z → 27/15Z22017KT · 6 SM · SCT100
Wind: 22017KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT100
TAF KCDS 270534Z 2706/2806 22017KT P6SM SCT100
VFRFM27/15Z → 28/06Z27020G30KT · 6 SM · FEW250
Wind: 27020G30KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW250
FM271500 27020G30KT P6SM FEW250
Raw TAF
TAF KCDS 270534Z 2706/2806 22017KT P6SM SCT100 FM271500 27020G30KT P6SM FEW250
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