KE11 METAR Andrews County Airport

Andrews, TexasElevation 3,174 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR15 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

170@9

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

4,067 ft

+893 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0335Z (10:35 PM local) · 15 min old

KE11 is currently VFR. Winds are from the south at 9 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

170° at 9 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

18°C / 15°C

64°F / 59°F. 3°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.13 inHg

1020.3 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

T01750147

precise temperature 17.5°C, dew point 14.7°C

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 170° at 9 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy then patchy fog, low near 57F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Thursday: Mostly Cloudy then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog	57	S 9 kt	–	1%
Wednesday	Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny	79/58	S 9 kt	–	5%
Thursday	Mostly Cloudy then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	74/56	SE 9 kt	–	97%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Rain Showers	71/53	SW 9 kt	–	97%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	76/56	SW 4 kt	–	10%
Sunday	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	75/58	S 9 kt	–	40%
Monday	Sunny	74/49	W 17 kt	–	10%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	66	NW 9 kt	–	5%

Source: National Weather Service (office MAF). Forecast issued 0251Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

3 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

170° at 9 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 169 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

9 kt

CROSS

1 kt R

BEST

HEAD

7 kt

CROSS

5 kt L

HEAD

6 kt

CROSS

7 kt R

HEAD

6 kt tail

CROSS

7 kt L

HEAD

7 kt tail

CROSS

5 kt R

HEAD

9 kt tail

CROSS

1 kt L

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

4 runways · longest 5,816 ft

16/34

Dimensions

5,816 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (excellent)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 16164°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 34344°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

02/20

Dimensions

3,893 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0226°T

Displaced threshold954 ft

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 20206°T

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

11/29

Dimensions

3,048 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

RWY 11123°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 29303°T

Traffic patternRight

Dimensions

25 x 25 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

RWY H1

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

4,067 ft

Pressure altitude

2,964 ft

Field elevation

3,174 ft MSL

Temperature

18°C (64°F)

Dewpoint

15°C (59°F)

Altimeter

30.13 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0004Z 7:04 PM

Sunrise

1303Z 8:03 AM

Loggable night

0029Z (7:29 PM local) → 1238Z (7:38 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0004Z (7:04 PM local) → 1303Z (8:03 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0104Z (8:04 PM local) → 1203Z (7:03 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Andrews County Airport is in Andrews, Texas. Field elevation 3,174 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerROBERT VARGAS

Manager phone432-524-1447

AttendedALL MON-FRI, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKE11

SectionalALBUQUERQUE

Center (ARTCC)FORT WORTH

Flight service (AFSS)SAN ANGELO

RegionTexas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates32.3311, -102.5300

Distance from city1 NM NE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

121.1

MIDLAND APP/DEP

A/D

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KE11 traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-26, 71 days observed · data 2026-10-26

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

3.4

AVG OPS/DAY

4.1

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Piston single 69%Unknown 12%Turboprop 9%Jet 7%Helicopter 3%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~16 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~11 landings/mo

›C72R (Piston single) · ~7 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~4 landings/mo

›T210 (Unknown) · ~3 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly aircraft of unknown type.

›EFOX (Unknown)

›C182 (Piston single)

›T210 (Unknown)

›C172 (Piston single)

›P32R (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KMDD Midland Airpark

28 NM SE

VFR

KMAF Midland International Air and Space Port

29 NM SE

VFR

KHOB Lea County Regional Airport

41 NM NW

VFR

KINK Winkler County Airport

48 NM SW

VFR

KBPG Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport

52 NM E

VFR

KPEQ Pecos Municipal Airport

76 NM SW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›60 FT RTG BCN 172 FT EAST (80 DEG).

›FOR CD CTC MIDLAND APCH AT 432-563-2123. WHEN APCH CLSD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

›2 FT. POSTS/CABLE FENCE.

›RWY 02 APCH SLOPE 14:1 AT DSPLCD THR OVR 55 FT TREE, 822 FT DSTC, 205 FT L.

›ACTVT REIL RWYS 16 & 34; PAPI RWYS 02 & 20; MIRL RWYS 02/20 & 16/34 - CTAF.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KE11 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KE11 have a METAR?

Yes. KE11 has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KE11 have a TAF?

When KE11 issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KE11?

KE11 sits at 3,174 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KE11?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

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