KCDS· CDS· Childress
Childress Municipal Airport
medium airport · elevation 1,954 ft (596 m)
11:31Z 01:58Z Day
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Current METARVFR
51 min ago·20:53ZKCDS 242053Z AUTO 07009G16KT 10SM SCT050 29/22 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP141 60000 T02890222 58021
Wind
070° 9 kt (gust 16 kt)
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
29°C / 22°C
temp / dew
QNH
1017 hPa
30.02 inHg
Clouds
SCT 5,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KCDS
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1014.1 HPa 0 inches of precipitation fell in the last 6 hours hourly temperature of 28.9°C and dew point of 22.2°C Steady or increase, then decrease; or decrease then decrease more rapidly of 2.1 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (2)
- FL000CRJ78 min agoBKN 7900ft–9000ft
- FL280CL3012 min agoTURB NEG
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
04/221349 mASP
17/351813 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 04/22 | HW 8 kt | XW 4 kt R |
| RWY 17/35 | TW 3 kt | XW 8 kt L |
34.4338°, -100.2880°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 04/22 (use 04) | Preferred | HW 8 | 4 R | — |
| RWY 17/35 (use 35) | Usable | HW 3 | 8 R | — |
Density altitude
3,997 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)KCDS
Wind9 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp26°C
QNH1017 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=322
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Childress Municipal Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/06/24 20:36 UTC
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE24/20Z → 25/06Z1206KT · 6 SM · SCT150
Wind: 1206KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT150
TAF AMD KCDS 241934Z 2420/2518 12006KT P6SM SCT150
VFRFM25/06Z → 25/18Z1808KT · 6 SM · OVC150
Wind: 1808KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: OVC150
FM250600 18008KT P6SM OVC150
Raw TAF
TAF AMD KCDS 241934Z 2420/2518 12006KT P6SM SCT150 FM250600 18008KT P6SM OVC150
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