KHMN/HMN METAR & TAF Holloman Air Force Base
Alamogordo, New MexicoElevation 4,093 ftMedium airport
CURRENT STATUS
VFR59 min old
Ceiling 7,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
VFR
ceiling & visibility
WIND
270@3
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
7,000 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
DENSITY ALT
5,350 ft
+1,257 ft vs field
CURRENT METAR
Decoded observation
KHMN is currently VFR. Winds are from the west at 3 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 7,000 feet AGL.
WIND
270° at 3 kt
Steady.
VISIBILITY
10 statute miles
16.1 km, good.
CEILING & SKY
Ceiling 7,000 ft
Lowest broken or overcast layer.
TEMP / DEWPOINT
20°C / 14°C
68°F / 57°F. 6°C spread.
ALTIMETER
30.22 inHg
1023.4 hPa, above standard.
WEATHER & HAZARDS
No significant hazards
No precipitation or obscuration reported.
REMARKS: DECODED
AO2A
automated station with observer augmentation
SLP182
sea-level pressure 1018.2 hPa
T01980135
precise temperature 19.8°C, dew point 13.5°C
10198
6-hour maximum temperature 19.8°C
20132
6-hour minimum temperature 13.2°C
58001
3-hour pressure tendency: falling quickly (0.1 hPa change)
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TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST
TAF timeline
KHMN forecast starts VFR at 17Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.
- Maximum temperature 22°C expected at 2100Z on day 26.
- Minimum temperature 12°C expected at 1100Z on day 27.
1700Z11:00 AM2300Z5:00 PM0500Z11:00 PM1100Z5:00 AM1700Z11:00 AM2300Z5:00 PM
FAA: no delays reported at HMN.
Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.
SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE
Suggested risk level: Low
›No significant weather concerns in the current report.
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 270° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 7,000 ft. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly sunny, high near 72F, low near 53F, 13% chance of precipitation. Key risks: high density altitude; thunderstorms in the forecast.
PILOT WEATHER NOTES
High density altitudeMETAR
Density altitude about 5,350 ft (field elevation 4,093 ft). Expect reduced climb performance and a longer takeoff roll.
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
| Day | Conditions | Temp F | Wind | Gusts | Precip | Pilot note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This Afternoon | Mostly Sunny | 72/53 | S 3 kt | – | 13% | |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | 74/52 | S 7 kt | – | 10% | |
| Wednesday | Sunny | 77/54 | SSE 6 kt | – | 2% | |
| Thursday | Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 75/52 | S 5 kt | – | 59% | Thunderstorms in the forecast |
| Friday | Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 73/52 | WSW 6 kt | – | 76% | |
| Saturday | Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny | 72/53 | S 7 kt | – | 30% | |
| Sunday | Chance Rain Showers | 73/52 | S 17 kt | – | 53% |
Source: National Weather Service (office EPZ). Forecast issued 1854Z.
Radar
Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.
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Visit David ClarkRUNWAYS & WIND
1 runway · crosswind ranking
WIND USED
270° at 3 kt
Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.
RECOMMENDED
RWY 253 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind
RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end
25
HEAD
3 kt
CROSS
1 kt R
22
HEAD
2 kt
CROSS
2 kt R
34
HEAD
1 kt
CROSS
3 kt L
16
HEAD
1 kt tail
CROSS
3 kt R
Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.
RUNWAYS
Runway detail & declared distances
04/22
RWY 04
Traffic patternLeft
RWY 22228°T
ILSILS
Approach lightsALSF1
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternLeft
16/34
RWY 16168°T
ILSLOC/GS
Approach lightsALSF1
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternLeft
RWY 34348°T
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternLeft
07/25
RWY 07
Traffic patternLeft
RWY 25259°T
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternLeft
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
5,350 ft
Pressure altitude
3,793 ft
Field elevation
4,093 ft MSL
Temperature
20°C (68°F)
Dewpoint
14°C (57°F)
Altimeter
30.22 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
0019Z 6:19 PM
Sunrise
1317Z 7:17 AM
Loggable night
0044Z (6:44 PM local) → 1252Z (6:52 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0019Z (6:19 PM local) → 1317Z (7:17 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0119Z (7:19 PM local) → 1217Z (6:17 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
Holloman Air Force Base is in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Field elevation 4,093 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.
OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipAir Force owned
UsePrivate use
TypeMedium airport
ManagerBASE OPERATIONS
Manager phone575-572-5411
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAKHMN / HMN
SectionalALBUQUERQUE
Center (ARTCC)ALBUQUERQUE
Flight service (AFSS)ALBUQUERQUE
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Coordinates32.8525, -106.1070
Distance from city6 NM SW
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerTowered
Field lightingSunset to sunrise
BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)
FREQUENCIES
Communications
22.93
ARMY AVIATION
A/G
120.6
APP
APP
27.35
ATIS
ATIS
126.7
CLNC DEL
CLD
126.9
CHEROKEE MISSION
CLD
128.1
DEP
DEP
127.05
GND
GND
34.655
PMSV METRO
PMSV
38.13
COMD POST
POST
37.22
PTD
PTD
119.3
TWR
TWR
Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY
KHMN traffic patterns
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
3.8
AVG OPS/DAY
7.8
Operations trend (13 days)
Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jun
FLEET MIX
Unknown 64%Turboprop 13%Helicopter 9%Jet 7%Piston single 5%Airliner 2%
Fleet composition unclear from available data.
TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›T38 (Unknown) · ~21 landings/mo
›MRF1 (Unknown) · ~11 landings/mo
›B190 (Turboprop) · ~4 landings/mo
›H60 (Helicopter) · ~3 landings/mo
›BE20 (Turboprop) · ~2 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly aircraft of unknown type.
›T38 (Unknown)
›MRF1 (Unknown)
›H60 (Helicopter)
›B190 (Turboprop)
›BE20 (Turboprop)
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
AIRPORT REMARKS
Operational remarks
›JASU: 2(MD-3) 2(MA-1A) 3(MC-1) 1(MC-1A) 1(M32A-60).
›CAUTION: NON-FRANGIBLE SIGN LCTD ON TWY F/TWY E INT LESS THAN 100 FT FR TWY F CNTRLN ON S SIDE.
›SERVICE-A-GEAR: CAUTION: RWY 25 APCH BAK-12 INCREASED STRIKE HAZ TO F-16 CONFIGURED WITH EXTERNAL CNTRLN STORES/TANKS.
›CAUTION: MT TERRAIN 10 NM EAST AND 20 NM WEST.
›CAUTION: PORTIONS OF ARPT NOT VIS FR TWR. EXIT RWY 22 ON TWY R HOLD SHORT TWY G.
›ILS/RADAR: RWY 16 ILS AVBL FOR CIR APCH TO RWY 22.
›MISC: AERODROME WX SVC AVBL MON-FRI 0700Z++ UNTIL AFLD CLSD. SVC UNAVBL SAT, SUN, HOL, TRNG/DOWN DAYS UNLESS AFLD NOTAM OPEN. AUTO OBSN AVBL DURG NON-OPR HRS. WX OBSN SITE LTD 220 DEGS - 350 DEGS DUE TO BLDG; NGT OBSN LTD DUE TO HI INTST LGT. WX DSN 572-3924/5 C575-572-3924/5. FOR STBY SVC DURG NON-OPR HRS CTC 25 OWS DSN 228-6674.
›SERVICE-A-GEAR: RWY 04-22 BAK-12B (MID FLD) AND RWY 25 APCH BAK-12B 30 MIN PN. BAK-15 LCTD RWY 16 UNDER-RUN UNSVC. NETS AVBL TO BE RAISED AT PILOT REQ. RWY 34 HOOK BAK-12 B (60 FT OVRN) UNIT IS NOT BI-DIRECTIONAL.
›CAUTION: AFLD HAS HI POTENTIAL FOR FOD FR ENG BLAST, MINIMIZE THRUST DURG GRD OPS.
›MISC: ONLY SINGLE APCH AND FULL STOP LDG AUTHORIZED FOR TRAN ACFT.
›RSTD: RWY 16-34 RSTD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN 175 FT OR LESS.
›CAUTION: COPTER ARR/DEP AVOID HOVER OVER UNPREPARED SFC.
›SERVICE-LGT: RWY 16-34 DIST REM MRK OTS.
›TWY GOLF EDGE LGTS LOCATED 150 FT SOUTH OF TWY GOLF PAVEMENT EDGE INVOF CLSD END OF RWY (EOR) GULF.
›REMARKS-RSTD: CTC AM OPS DSN 572-5411, C575-572-5411 TO SKED.
›UNITS WISHING TO FORWARD DEPLOY TO HOLLOMAN AFB CTC 49 WG/XP DSN 572-7483 FOR WG APVL.
›CAUTION: BIRD HAZARD: WETLANDS AND LAKE LOCATED LESS THAN 1 NM S OF RWY 34 APCH END. BASH PHASE II IN EFF: 1 MAR-31 MAY AND 1 AUG-31 OCT.
›RSTD: ALL ACFT RQRG CARGO AND/OR PAX SVC RQR TO CTC 49 LRS AT DSN 572-0905, C575-572-0905.
›RSTD: NO ENG RUNNING ON/OFF LOADS WITHOUT PRIOR COORD WITH 49 LRS.
›SERVICE-LGT: GATED THLD LGT ALL RWY.
›BEARING STRENGTH RWY 04-22: ST155 SBTT590 DDT837.
›BEARING STRENGTH RWY 07-25: ST155.
›BEARING STRENGTH RWY 16-34: ST155 SBTT590.
›CAUTION: UNCTL VEH ON MOVEMENT AREA.
›MISC: STD AETC RSRS APPLIED, NON-AETC ASGN ACFT RQR WRITTEN APVL.
›MISC: RADAR MONITORING NOT AVBL ALL RWY.
›FUEL: A++.
›FLUID: SP LHOX LOX.
›OIL: O-128-133-148-156 SOAP.
›OPR 1230-0600Z++ MON-THU, 1230-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD WKENDS, HOL, RESILIENCY DAYS, AND TRNG DAYS.
›PPR MUST BE REQ 72 HR PRIOR BUT NO EARLIER THAN 7 DAYS PRIOR TO ARR. CTC AFLD MGMT DSN 572-5411/5412, C575-572-5411/5412. PPR VALID +/- 30 MIN PRIOR/AFTER ETA. EARLY/LATE ARR/DEP MUST BE RE-COORD WITH AFLD MGMT.
›SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK.
›MISC: TWY GOLF WIDTH 150 FT WT BEARING.
›RSTD: HEAVY ACFT SHOULD EXPECT TO LAND RWY 22.
›MISC: WX OBSN SITE LTD 220-350 DEG DUE TO BLDG; NGT OBSN LTD DUE TO HI INST LGT. SVC UNAVBL WHEN AFLD NOTAM CLSD. WX DSN 572-3924/5 C575-572-3924/5. FOR SBY SVC DUR NON-OPR WX HR CTC 25 OWS DSN 228-6674.
›MISC: TRANSIENT ACFT LAST PRIORITY ON REFUELING DUE TO REFUELING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS, EXPECT DELAYS.
›SERVICE: TRAN ALERT: TRAN ALERT SVC AVBL 1230-0330++ MON-FRI, 1430-2230++ SAT & CLSD SUN & HOL. NO PRIORITY BASIS.
›MISC: WX SUPPORT AND AUGMENTED AUTOMATED OBSN AVBL DUR WING FLYING HRS.AUTOMATED OBSN AVBL DURG NON-OPR WX HRS AND DURG AFLD CLOSURE.
›CAUTION: UNCONTROLLED AFLD OPS (UAO) IN EFFECT DURG OUTSIDE PUB AFLD HRS. UAO ONLY AUTH FOR FLYING UNITS LISTED IN HAFBI 11-250. CTC COMD POST DSN 572-7575, C575-572-7575 FOR CURRENT UAO STATUS.
›MISC: VFR HOLD LINES LCTD AT INTERSECTIONS OF RWY 16/34 (4 EA.). ACFT GIVEN CLNC TO LAND OR TAKE-OFF SHALL DISREGARD HOLD LINES AT THE INTERSECTIONS DURG LANDING AND TAKE-OFF ROLL. LAND AND HOLD SHORT OPS NOT AUTH.
›RSTD: HEAVY ACFT PROH FR DEP OR ARR RWY 07/25.
›CAUTION: PAVEMENT MARKINGS THROUGHOUT AFLD FADED & NON-REFLECTIVE.
›CAUTION: USE EXTREME CAUTION, UAS ACFT CONDUCTING STD OPS IN HOLLOMAN AIRSPACE.
›RSTD: 180 DEGS TURNS ON RWY ASPHALT SFC NOT PERMITTED WITHOUT AFLD MGR APVL.
›OPR 1230-0600Z++ MON-THU, 1230-0100Z++ FRI, CLSD WKENDS, HOL, RESILIENCY DAYS, AND TRNG DAYS.REQ TO OPEN THE AFLD ON DAYS WHEN CLSD RQR A MIN OF TWO WKS PRIOR COORD; SEND REQ TO 54OSS.OSAA.AMOPS@US.AF.MIL.
›CSTMS/AG/IMG: CSTMS/ IMG AVBL TO 49 TFW FR OUTSIDE CONUS.
›RWY 34 & RWY 04; AT 2000 FT DIST REMAINING MRK, ONLY 1700 FT OF RWY AVBL.
›1000 FT X 300 FT CONC THLD, REMAINING RWY IS 8575 FT X 300 FT ASPHALT. RWY MRK 10575 FT X 150 FT.
›FIRST 1000 FT RWY 25 CONCRETE, WEST OF TWY F MIDDLE 75 FT CONCRETE OUTER 37.5 FT WT BRG ASPHALT.
›FIRST 1850 FT RWY 34, FIRST 1700 FT RWY 16 CONCRETE, MID 8581 FT ASPHALT.
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does KHMN have a METAR?
Yes. KHMN has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.
Does KHMN have a TAF?
Yes, a TAF is issued for KHMN; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.
What is the field elevation at KHMN?
KHMN sits at 4,093 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KHMN?
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.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.