METAR & TAF KTDW
KTDW does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KAMA (RICK HUSBAND AMARILLO INTL) · 6.6 NM away. Conditions at KTDW may differ.
METAR · KAMA
Observed 05:53Z
KAMA 280553Z AUTO 11013KT 10SM CLR 15/04 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP083 T01500044 10267 20133 402780106 51007
- Wind
- 110° @ 13 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 15°C / 4°C
- Altimeter
- 29.91 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 4,537 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 3 NM SE
- VFR sectional
- DALLAS-FT WORTH
- ARTCC
- ZAB · ALBUQUERQUE
- NOTAM facility
- FTW (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- JON KUEHLER
- Phone
- 806-376-1008
- Address
- 4105 TRADEWIND ST, AMARILLO TX 79118
Flight service · Hours
- FSS FTW
- FORT WORTH1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- 0700-2200
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 05
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 172° / 352° | 5,098 ft | ASPH | 17 R |
| 05/23Favored | 48° / 228° | 3,000 ft | ASPH | 23 R |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30', tree, 201' from thr, 133' R of cntrln, slope 0 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30', trees, 300' from thr, 220' R of cntrln, slope 3 |
| 05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4', fence, 200' from thr, 99' R of cntrln, slope 0 |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23', pole, 854' from thr, 29' R of cntrln, slope 29 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA1+
- Oxygen (bottled)
- High pressure
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- AFRT,AMB,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- For clearance delivery, contact Albuquerque ARTCC at 505-856-4861.Show FAA
- Runway 5/23 has no markings.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Medium intensity runway lights on runway 17/35 are preset low from sunset to sunrise. To increase intensity and activate runway end identifier lights on runways 17 and 35, use the CTAF. Medium intensity runway lights on runway 05/23 are controlled by CTAF.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 23There is a 6-foot fence 94 feet from the runway 23 end, 60 feet to the left.Show FAA
- 17There is a 4-foot fence 24 feet from the runway 17 end and a 14-foot road 43 feet from the runway 17 end, 250 feet left or right.Show FAA
- 35There is a 4-foot fence at zero feet from the runway 35 end and a 15-foot road 47 feet from the runway 35 end.Show FAA
- 05There is a 4-foot fence at zero feet from the runway 05 end, 99 feet to the right.Show FAA
- 35The approach slope at the displaced threshold of runway 35 passes over a 4-foot fence 189 feet to the left at a 0 to 1 ratio.Show FAA
- 17The approach slope at the displaced threshold of runway 17 passes over a 40-foot pole 456 feet from the threshold, 270 feet to the left, at an 11 to 1 ratio.Show FAA
- H1Near helipad H1, there is a 35-foot power line 440 feet south of the helipad, a 35-foot power line marked 157 feet west, a 30-foot light pole 171 feet east, and a 25-foot lighted wind sock 96 feet west.Show FAA
Other notes
- This airport has been surveyed by the National Geodetic Survey.Show FAA
- 1After hours service is available at 806-376-1008.Show FAA
- MANAGERThe manager's cell phone number is 720-412-1132.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KTDW
Answer card- ICAO
- KTDW
- Name
- TRADEWIND
- Location
- AMARILLO, TEXAS
- Elevation
- 3,648.5 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 4,648.5 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 17/35 · 5,098 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 7
- Magnetic variation
- 8°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 110° at 13 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 05
Tradewind Airport sits in Amarillo, Texas at 3,648.5 ft MSL. It has two asphalt runways. The longest is 17/35 at 5,098 ft. The other runway is 05/23 at 3,000 ft. There is no control tower, so plan for CTAF traffic and self-announce work. Pattern altitude is not published. For light piston operations, use the standard 1,000 ft AGL pattern unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise.
No ILS approaches are published here. That matters in low ceilings or reduced visibility. The field also has several published obstructions close to the runway ends. Runway 23 has a fence near the departure end. Runway 35 has fence and road notes near the threshold. Runway 17 has a fence and road near the end, plus a displaced-threshold slope note over a pole. Give the runway environment a careful look on arrival and departure.
Tradewind Airport has one on-field FBO, Tradewind Airport. It carries AVGAS 100LL and Jet A Prist. After-hours service is available by phone. Runway lighting on 17/35 is preset low from sunset to sunrise. Use CTAF to raise intensity and to activate runway end identifier lights on 17 and 35. Runway 05/23 lighting is controlled by CTAF. For clearance delivery, the published remarks direct pilots to Albuquerque ARTCC. The airport is in the Amarillo area, so expect busy radio work and high-density summer performance planning at this elevation.