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Childress Municipal Airport

medium airport · elevation 1,954 ft (596 m)
12:09Z 01:21Z Night
Current METARVFR
10 min ago·03:53Z
KCDS 240353Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 32/13 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP102 T03170128
Wind
170° 8 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
32°C / 13°C
temp / dew
QNH
1014 hPa
29.93 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
Station
KCDS
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1010.2 HPa hourly temperature of 31.7°C and dew point of 12.8°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
NESW8 kt170°
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
04/221349 mASP
17/351813 mASP
Runway components
RunwayHead/TailCrosswind
RWY 04/22TW 4 ktXW 7 kt R
RWY 17/35HW 8 ktXW 2 kt L
34.4338°, -100.2880°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
RunwayStatusHW (kt)XW (kt)Flags
RWY 17/35 (use 17)PreferredHW 82 L
RWY 04/22 (use 22)UsableHW 47 L
Density altitude
4,438 ft
elevation 1,954 ft
ISA deviation
+20.9°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
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
Wind10 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp39°C
QNH1013 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=301
NESWCALM13%
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 2026/08/23 18:22 UTC
VFRBASE23/18Z → 24/06Z1709KT · 6 SM · FEW250
Wind: 1709KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW250
TAF KCDS 231720Z 2318/2418 17009KT P6SM FEW250
VFRFM24/06Z → 24/18Z22014KT · 6 SM · FEW250
Wind: 22014KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW250
FM240600 22014KT P6SM FEW250
Raw TAF
TAF KCDS 231720Z 2318/2418 17009KT P6SM FEW250 FM240600 22014KT P6SM FEW250
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