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US-6489 Weather Hoffman Airport

Hereford, TexasElevation 3,866 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KAMA · 41 NM NE · 5 min old
Ceiling 400 ft, visibility 9 SM, rain.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KAMA
WIND
140@11
steady
VISIBILITY
9 SM
14.5 km
CEILING
400 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 200° at 10 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 14.9C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon chance showers and thunderstorms, high near 63F, low near 52F, 41% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
This Afternoon: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 63/52 S 13 kt 22 kt 41% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Tuesday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny 72/53 SSW 13 kt 22 kt 21%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 77/52 SW 13 kt 22 kt 3%
Thursday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 75/52 SSW 9 kt – 48%
Friday Rain Showers Likely 69/50 S 9 kt – 57%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny 72/50 SW 13 kt – 15%
Sunday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 72/53 SW 13 kt – 36%

Source: National Weather Service (office AMA). Forecast issued 1857Z.

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-6489. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
3,866 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0002Z 7:02 PM
Sunrise
1305Z 8:05 AM
Loggable night
0027Z (7:27 PM local) → 1239Z (7:39 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0002Z (7:02 PM local) → 1305Z (8:05 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0102Z (8:02 PM local) → 1205Z (7:05 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

Hoffman Airport is in Hereford, Texas. Field elevation 3,866 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-6489
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates34.8807, -102.4270
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-6489 traffic patterns

2026-07-30 to 2026-07-30, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Turboprop 100%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AT6T (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo
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

US-6489 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KAMA (41 NM NE, LIFR).

KAMA Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport
41 NM NE
LIFR
KCVN Clovis Municipal Airport
42 NM SW
MVFR
KCVS Cannon Air Force Base
53 NM SW
MVFR
KPVW Hale County Airport
55 NM SE
LIFR
KTCC Tucumcari Municipal Airport
61 NM W
LIFR
KDHT Dalhart Municipal Airport
69 NM N
MVFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-6489 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-6489 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-6489. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-6489 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-6489. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-6489?
US-6489 sits at 3,866 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-6489?
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.