KCDS· CDS· Childress
Childress Municipal Airport
medium airport · elevation 1,954 ft (596 m)
12:09Z 01:21Z Night
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Current METARVFR
10 min ago·03:53ZKCDS 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
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
04/221349 mASP
17/351813 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 04/22 | TW 4 kt | XW 7 kt R |
| RWY 17/35 | HW 8 kt | XW 2 kt L |
34.4338°, -100.2880°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 17/35 (use 17) | Preferred | HW 8 | 2 L | — |
| RWY 04/22 (use 22) | Usable | HW 4 | 7 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
| 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
Wind10 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp39°C
QNH1013 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=301
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
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
24/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
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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