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US-1461 Weather Las Cruces City Heliport

Las Cruces, New MexicoHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KLRU · 9 NM W · 2 min old
Ceiling 6,000 ft, visibility 3 SM, thunderstorms.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KLRU
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
3 SM
4.8 km
CEILING
6,000 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 100° at 4 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 10.8C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today mostly sunny, high near 75F, low near 55F, 12% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Today Mostly Sunny 75/55 SSE 7 kt 17 kt 12%
Monday Partly Sunny 73/54 N 3 kt – 7%
Tuesday Sunny 75/53 SSE 3 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 78/55 SE 4 kt – 7%
Thursday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 76/55 ESE 5 kt – 47% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Rain Showers 73/54 SSE 4 kt – 45%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny 71/54 SW 5 kt – 26%

Source: National Weather Service (office EPZ). Forecast issued 1237Z.

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
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-1461. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0024Z 6:24 PM
Sunrise
1318Z 7:18 AM
Loggable night
0049Z (6:49 PM local) → 1253Z (6:53 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0024Z (6:24 PM local) → 1318Z (7:18 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0124Z (7:24 PM local) → 1218Z (6:18 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

Las Cruces City Heliport is in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-1461
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Coordinates32.3183, -106.7580
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-1461 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KLRU (9 NM W, MVFR).

KLRU Las Cruces International Airport
9 NM W
MVFR
KBIF Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)
34 NM SE
VFR
KELP El Paso International Airport
36 NM SE
VFR
MMCS Abraham González International Airport
44 NM S
VFR
KHMN Holloman Air Force Base
46 NM NE
VFR
KDMN Deming Municipal Airport
49 NM W
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-1461 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-1461 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-1461. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-1461 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-1461. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-1461?
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.