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KCDS· CDS· Childress

Childress Municipal Airport

medium airport · elevation 1,954 ft (596 m)
11:31Z 01:58Z Day
Current METARVFR
28 min ago·21:53Z
KCDS 242153Z AUTO 07007KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP128 T03000222
Wind
070° 7 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
30°C / 22°C
temp / dew
QNH
1016 hPa
29.99 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
Station
KCDS
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1012.8 HPa hourly temperature of 30.0°C and dew point of 22.2°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (2)
  • FL370B38M
    13 min ago
  • FL000CRJ7
    45 min ago
    BKN 7900ft–9000ft
Wind & Runways
NESW7 kt070°
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
04/221349 mASP
17/351813 mASP
Runway components
RunwayHead/TailCrosswind
RWY 04/22HW 6 ktXW 3 kt R
RWY 17/35TW 3 ktXW 7 kt L
34.4338°, -100.2880°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
RunwayStatusHW (kt)XW (kt)Flags
RWY 04/22 (use 04)PreferredHW 63 R
RWY 17/35 (use 35)UsableHW 37 R
Density altitude
4,144 ft
elevation 1,954 ft
ISA deviation
+18.9°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
Wind9 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp26°C
QNH1017 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=322
NESWCALM1%
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Childress Municipal Airport
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Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/06/24 20:36 UTC
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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