Sterling Airport (10XA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPKV), 10XA is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 6 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Sterling Airport in Port Lavaca, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPKV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sterling Airport (10XA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Port Lavaca, TX at a field elevation of 30 ft. 10XA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPKV, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KVCT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPKV, 1.9 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 6 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, overcast at 9,000 ft, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,000 ft.
METAR KPKV 280955Z AUTO 05006KT 8SM OVC090 21/21 A3005 RMK AO2 T02120212 $
What changed at KPKV (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 10XA
Based on the nearest station (KPKV), 10XA is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 6 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 30 ft). 10XA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KVCT, about 17 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 2,300 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 32 | 2,300 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 6 kt right |
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10XA 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 14/322,300 × 20 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at 10XAWind
- 14
- 0 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 32
- 0 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
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“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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 10→6 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → 9,000 ft.
10XA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 10XA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPKV reported mostly VFR across 78 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,600 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 14
- 64%
- 32
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
10XA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPKV, 1.9 nm away.
Wind is 90° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily DAWN-DUSK local
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 10XA
- City
- Port Lavaca
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- Coordinates
- 28.6808, -96.6616
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPKV
- TAF
- Nearest KVCT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 34m
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Pilot PIREPs for Sterling Airport (10XA)
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