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Dunbar Ranch Airport (0XS8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:15 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (K5T9), 0XS8 is currently MVFR with winds from 090° at 8 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 1,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Dunbar Ranch Airport in Brackettville, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K5T9): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Dunbar Ranch Airport (0XS8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Brackettville, TX at a field elevation of 958 ft. 0XS8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K5T9, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDLF.

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MVFR
Observed 1515Z (10:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K5T9, 15.1 nm away.

Wind
090° 8 kt
Visibility
5 sm
Ceiling
1,500 ft
Altimeter
30.15"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 72°F / 22°C

Wind from the east (090°) at 8 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, overcast at 1,500 ft, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K5T9 271515Z AUTO 09008KT 5SM BR OVC015 22/22 A3015 RMK A01

Current pilot readout for 0XS8

Based on the nearest station (K5T9), 0XS8 is currently MVFR with winds from 090° at 8 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 1,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 958 ft). 0XS8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDLF, about 27 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
12FAV6 kt head5 kt left
306 kt tail5 kt right

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0XS8 runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 12/30
    3,200 × 30 ft · GRVL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 0XS8
    Wind
    12
    6 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    30
    6 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

0XS8 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 0XS8

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1530Z (10:30 AM CDT) · 34 NM E of 0XS8 · 5,000 ft MSL · C172
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UVA UA /OV KUVA/TM 1530/FL050/TP C172/SK BASE 019 TOP 040/RM ZHU
UVA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KUVALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1530Reported at 15:30 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 019 TOP 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1409Z (9:09 AM CDT) · 34 NM E of 0XS8 · 1,900 ft MSL · C172
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UVA UA /OV UVA/TM 1409/FL019/TP C172/SK OVC 019/RM ZHU
UVA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV UVALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1409Reported at 14:09 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1346Z (8:46 AM CDT) · 79 NM E of 0XS8 · 23,000 ft MSL · 560
moderate chop turbulence
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COT UA /OV KCOT040020/TM 1346/FL230/TP 560/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
COT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KCOT040020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1346Reported at 13:46 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP 560Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1310Z (8:10 AM CDT) · 82 NM E of 0XS8 · 22,000 ft MSL · BE20
light mix icing
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SAT UA /OV SAT200040/TM 1310/FL220/TP BE20/TA M09/IC LGT MIX/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAT200040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1310Reported at 13:10 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
TA M09Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT MIXIcing: light mix.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1236Z (7:36 AM CDT) · 34 NM E of 0XS8 · 1,800 ft MSL · RV7
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UVA UA /OV KUVA/TM 1236/FL018/TP RV7/SK BASE 018/RM ZHU
UVA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KUVALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1236Reported at 12:36 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP RV7Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 018Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 0XS8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 91%MVFR 6%IFR 2%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 7/15 kt
Max gust: 25 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 17

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

12
80%
30
20%

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Live crosswind meter

0XS8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K5T9, 15 nm away.

N12308 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
5 kt

Wind is 38° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Gravel · 3,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Dunbar Ranch Airport (0XS8)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
0XS8
City
Brackettville
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
958 ft
Coordinates
29.0770, -100.3716
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K5T9
TAF
Nearest KDLF
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
8h 25m

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Pilot PIREPs for Dunbar Ranch Airport (0XS8)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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