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US-5248 Weather Keese Canyon Airport

Silver City, New MexicoElevation 5,991 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KSVC · 13 NM NE · 19 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 · KSVC
WIND
350@8
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 340° at 9 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 12.5C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 45F, 0% 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
Tonight Partly Cloudy 45 N 9 kt – 0%
Monday Mostly Sunny 68/46 ESE 7 kt – 4%
Tuesday Sunny 69/47 SSE 7 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 71/48 SE 6 kt – 1%
Thursday Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 70/48 ESE 6 kt – 32% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Rain Showers 64/46 SSE 7 kt – 62%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers 64/48 S 5 kt – 42%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 62 SSW 11 kt – 53%

Source: National Weather Service (office EPZ). Forecast issued 0354Z.

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-5248. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
5,991 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0029Z 6:29 PM
Sunrise
1325Z 7:25 AM
Loggable night
0054Z (6:54 PM local) → 1300Z (7:00 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0029Z (6:29 PM local) → 1325Z (7:25 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0129Z (7:29 PM local) → 1225Z (6:25 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

Keese Canyon Airport is in Silver City, New Mexico. Field elevation 5,991 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-5248
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Coordinates32.5218, -108.3824
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-5248 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KSVC (13 NM NE, VFR).

KSVC Grant County Airport
13 NM NE
VFR
KLSB Lordsburg Municipal Airport
19 NM SW
VFR
KDMN Deming Municipal Airport
37 NM SE
VFR
KSAD Safford Regional Airport
66 NM W
MVFR
KTCS Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport
71 NM NE
VFR
KLRU Las Cruces International Airport
75 NM E
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-5248 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-5248 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-5248. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-5248 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-5248. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-5248?
US-5248 sits at 5,991 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-5248?
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.