KROW/ROW METAR & TAF Roswell Air Center Airport

Roswell, New MexicoElevation 3,671 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFRMore than 1 hour old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM, gusts to 23 kt.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

020@15

gust 23 kt

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

5,126 ft

+1,455 ft vs field

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Flood WatchSevere · Future · Possible

25 1800Z to 26 1200Z

Northeast Highlands; Eastern San Miguel County; Guadalupe County; Roosevelt County; De Baca County; Chaves County Plains

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central, northeast, and southeast New Mexico, including the following areas, in east central New Mexico, De Baca County, Guadalupe County and Roosevelt County. In northeast New Mexico, Eastern San Miguel County and Northeast Highlands. In southeast New Mexico, Chaves County Plains. * WHEN...…

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 1751Z (11:51 AM local) · More than 1 hour old

KROW is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 15 knots gusting 23. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling. The main issue is wind gusting to 23 kt (gust spread 8 kt).

WIND

20° at 15 kt, gust 23

Gusts 8 kt above the steady wind.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

22°C / 2°C

72°F / 36°F. 20°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.16 inHg

1021.3 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

GUST

Wind gusting to 23 kt (gust spread 8 kt).

Codes in this report: CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

SLP160

sea-level pressure 1016.0 hPa

T02220017

precise temperature 22.2°C, dew point 1.7°C

10222

6-hour maximum temperature 22.2°C

20106

6-hour minimum temperature 10.6°C

50003

3-hour pressure tendency: rising then falling (0.3 hPa change)

$

station needs maintenance

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 1805Z (12:05 PM local) · valid to 1800Z (12:00 PM local)

KROW forecast starts MVFR at 18Z. Worst period is 18Z to 21Z with IFR possible (LOW CIG). Best period is 21Z to 22Z (MVFR). Conditions are roughly steady over the period. Thunderstorms are a probability during part of the period.

BKN0121,200 ft

BKN0151,500 ft

OVC0101,000 ft

OVC005500 ft

1800Z12:00 PM2248Z4:48 PM0336Z9:36 PM0824Z2:24 AM1312Z7:12 AM1800Z12:00 PM

Codes in this report: P6SM BKN TEMPO OVC PROB30 BR

Tap any group to decode it.

FAA: no delays reported at ROW.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: High

›Wind gusting to 23 kt (gust spread 8 kt).

›METAR is stale (14585 minutes old).

›PROB30 forecast: light thunderstorm with rain (-TSRA).

›Temporarily forecast: ceiling 600 ft AGL.

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 20° at 15 kt, gusting 23 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. This report is older than usual, so treat it with caution. Forecast suggests this afternoon chance showers and thunderstorms, high near 67F, low near 55F, 77% chance of precipitation. Key risks: high density altitude; thunderstorms in the forecast. Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Chance Showers And Thunderstorms" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

High density altitudeMETAR

Density altitude about 5,126 ft (field elevation 3,671 ft). Expect reduced climb performance and a longer takeoff roll.

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

This Afternoon: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
This Afternoon	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	67/55	SE 13 kt	–	77%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday	Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms	67/52	SE 9 kt	–	30%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	72/50	S 9 kt	–	13%
Wednesday	Sunny	77/51	S 9 kt	–	16%
Thursday	Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	75/53	S 9 kt	–	68%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	73/51	S 4 kt	–	45%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	76/50	SW 4 kt	–	5%

Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Chance Showers And Thunderstorms" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

Source: National Weather Service (office ABQ). Forecast issued 2056Z.

Radar

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

RUNWAYS & WIND

2 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

020° at 15 kt, gust 23

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 3514 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

35

HEAD

14 kt

CROSS

5 kt R

BEST

03

HEAD

14 kt

CROSS

6 kt L

OK

21

HEAD

14 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt R

OK

17

HEAD

14 kt tail

CROSS

5 kt L

OK

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 13,000 ft

H2

Dimensions

55 x 55 ft

Surface

Asphalt

RWY H2

03/21

Dimensions

13,000 x 150 ft

Surface

Concrete (excellent)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0345°T

Landing length (LDA)13,000 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA13,000 / 13,000 / 13,000 ft

VGSIVASI (V6L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 21225°T

Landing length (LDA)13,000 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA13,000 / 13,000 / 13,000 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

Traffic patternLeft

17/35

Dimensions

10,008 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 17180°T

Landing length (LDA)10,008 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA10,008 / 10,008 / 10,008 ft

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 350°T

Landing length (LDA)10,008 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA10,008 / 10,008 / 10,008 ft

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

H1

Dimensions

55 x 55 ft

Surface

Asphalt

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

5,126 ft

Pressure altitude

3,431 ft

Field elevation

3,671 ft MSL

Temperature

22°C (72°F)

Dewpoint

2°C (36°F)

Altimeter

30.16 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

0013Z 6:13 PM

Sunrise

1311Z 7:11 AM

Loggable night

0038Z (6:38 PM local) → 1246Z (6:46 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0013Z (6:13 PM local) → 1311Z (7:11 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0113Z (7:13 PM local) → 1211Z (6:11 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

Roswell Air Center Airport is in Roswell, New Mexico. Field elevation 3,671 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerBOBBI THOMPSON

Manager phone239-980-5114

AttendedDaily, 0600–2100

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKROW / ROW

SectionalALBUQUERQUE

Center (ARTCC)ALBUQUERQUE

Flight service (AFSS)ALBUQUERQUE

RegionNew Mexico

CountryUnited States

Coordinates33.3016, -104.5310

Distance from city3 NM S

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A · Jet A-1+

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF118.500

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

119.6

APP/DEP

A/D

128.45

ATIS

132.875

CLNC DEL

CLD

118.5

CTAF

121.9

GND

122.45

ALBUQUERQUE RDO

RDO

118.5

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KATS Artesia Municipal Airport

27 NM S

MVFR

KSRR Sierra Blanca Regional Airport

51 NM W

VFR

KCNM Cavern City Air Terminal

59 NM S

VFR

KHOB Lea County Regional Airport

76 NM SE

MVFR

KALM Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport

79 NM W

VFR

KHMN Holloman Air Force Base

84 NM W

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›PCR VALUE: 1140/R/C/W/T

›ACTVT MALSR RWY 21; MIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF. VASI RWY 03; PAPI RWY 17 & 35 - ON CONSLY. WHEN ATCT CLSD MIRL RWY 03/21 ON MED INTST.

›AFT HR - 575-347-2054.

›PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

›NSTD 75 FT FM RWY EDGE.

›PCR VALUE: 150/R/C/W/T

›J GRIEGO.

›AFT HR - 575-347-2054 OR 575-626-3697.

›FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4561.

›LRG ACFT LONG TERM STORAGE AVBL.

›AFT HR EXIT RAMP/FBO AREA USE LGTD PEDESTRIAN GATE - 575-347-2054.

›BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KROW on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KROW have a METAR?

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

Does KROW have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KROW; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KROW?

KROW sits at 3,671 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KROW?

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.