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US-6509 Weather White Sands Mar Site Airport

White Sands, New MexicoElevation 3,959 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KHMN · 18 NM NE · 26 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 · KHMN
WIND
040@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 330° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 12.4C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today scattered showers and thunderstorms, high near 73F, low near 53F, 26% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Today: Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Today Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms 73/53 S 9 kt 18 kt 26% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday Partly Sunny 71/51 ENE 4 kt – 7%
Tuesday Sunny 74/51 S 4 kt – 1%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 76/53 E 3 kt – 7%
Thursday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 75/52 SSE 5 kt – 58%
Friday Chance Rain Showers 72/52 SSE 4 kt – 55%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny 71/51 SW 5 kt – 29%

Source: National Weather Service (office EPZ). Forecast issued 1321Z.

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-6509. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
3,959 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0021Z 6:21 PM
Sunrise
1317Z 7:17 AM
Loggable night
0046Z (6:46 PM local) → 1252Z (6:52 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0021Z (6:21 PM local) → 1317Z (7:17 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0121Z (7:21 PM local) → 1217Z (6:17 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

White Sands Mar Site Airport is in White Sands, New Mexico. Field elevation 3,959 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-6509
RegionNew Mexico
CountryUnited States
Coordinates32.6259, -106.3334
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-6509 traffic patterns

2026-06-16 to 2026-06-18, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Activity trend over 2 days: flat, from 2 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›H60 (Helicopter) · ~2 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-6509 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KHMN (18 NM NE, VFR).

KHMN Holloman Air Force Base
18 NM NE
VFR
KALM Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport
21 NM NE
VFR
KLRU Las Cruces International Airport
36 NM SW
VFR
KBIF Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)
47 NM S
VFR
KELP El Paso International Airport
49 NM S
VFR
MMCS Abraham González International Airport
60 NM S
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-6509 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-6509 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-6509. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-6509 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-6509. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-6509?
US-6509 sits at 3,959 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-6509?
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.