Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport

KALM · New Mexico, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 020° Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport 4/22
Wind: 6 kt, 2 beaufort

5 kt

3 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 3,600
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 4,300
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 5,000
METAR KALM 280735Z AUTO 02006KT 10SM FEW036 SCT043 SCT050 11/M04 A2994 RMK AO2

METAR Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport - KALM/ALM

Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport is a midsized airport in New Mexico, United States. The airport is located at latitude 32.84090 and longitude -105.98931. The airport has 2 runways: 4/22 and 17/35. The ICAO airport code of this field is KALM. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is ALM. The airport's IATA code is ALM. The airport is in the Albuquerque FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport on April 28, 2024 01:35, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 020° with a speed of 6 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 3,600 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 4,300 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 5,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 11 °C. The dew point is -4 °C, the relative humidity is 35%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.94 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 19:43. This applies to Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -6 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

On this airport you can find skydive centers. The only known company on this field is Skydive White Sands.

Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
4/22 046°-226° 3 kt 5 kt 44 %
17/35 174°-354° 3 kt 5 kt 44 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

3,600 ft FEW Few clouds
4,300 ft SCT Scattered clouds
5,000 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 11 °C
Dewpoint -4 °C
Rel. humidity 35%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:18 (4:33h)
Midday
13:01
Sunset
19:43

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