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US-1619 Weather Ladder Ranch Landing Strip

Hillsboro, New MexicoElevation 5,174 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KTCS · 18 NM NE · 59 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KTCS
WIND
300@6
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
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 300° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 10C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests sunday mostly sunny, high near 71F, low near 48F, 11% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Sunday Mostly Sunny 71/48 SSW 13 kt 19 kt 11%
Monday Partly Sunny 70/49 ENE 8 kt – 2%
Tuesday Sunny 74/48 SW 12 kt 16 kt 0%
Wednesday Sunny 76/51 SSW 12 kt 17 kt 3%
Thursday Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 73/51 NE 8 kt – 47% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Rain Showers 70/50 SSW 10 kt – 54%
Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 70 SW 13 kt – 18%

Source: National Weather Service (office EPZ). Forecast issued 1051Z.

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-1619. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
5,174 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0026Z 6:26 PM
Sunrise
1321Z 7:21 AM
Loggable night
0051Z (6:51 PM local) → 1256Z (6:56 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0026Z (6:26 PM local) → 1321Z (7:21 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0126Z (7:26 PM local) → 1221Z (6:21 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

Ladder Ranch Landing Strip is in Hillsboro, New Mexico. Field elevation 5,174 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-1619
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Coordinates33.0028, -107.4855
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-1619 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KTCS (18 NM NE, VFR).

KTCS Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport
18 NM NE
VFR
KSVC Grant County Airport
40 NM SW
VFR
KDMN Deming Municipal Airport
46 NM S
VFR
KLRU Las Cruces International Airport
51 NM SE
VFR
KONM Socorro Municipal Airport
68 NM NE
VFR
KHMN Holloman Air Force Base
70 NM E
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-1619 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-1619 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-1619. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-1619 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-1619. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-1619?
US-1619 sits at 5,174 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-1619?
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.