Griffin Airport (12TX) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBMQ), 12TX is currently MVFR with winds from 160° at 7 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Griffin Airport in Bertram, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBMQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Griffin Airport (12TX) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bertram, TX at a field elevation of 1,235 ft. 12TX has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBMQ, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBMQ, 9.5 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 1,000 ft, overcast at 1,600 ft, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,000 ft.
METAR KBMQ 290453Z AUTO 16007G15KT 10SM BKN010 OVC016 22/19 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP199 T02170189
What changed at KBMQ (nearest station)?
Since the 0414Z (11:14 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 15 kt.
Current pilot readout for 12TX
Based on the nearest station (KBMQ), 12TX is currently MVFR with winds from 160° at 7 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 2,050 ft (field elevation 1,235 ft). 12TX does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRK, about 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 7 kt head | 1 kt left (g2) |
| 34 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 7 kt tail | 2 kt right (g5) |
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12TX 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 16/342,000 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 12TXWind
- 16
- 7 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 7 kt tailwind · 2 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 23 h: wind 5→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → 1,000 ft.
12TX 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 12TX
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBMQ reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 36 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 57%
- 34
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
12TX has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBMQ, 9.5 nm away.
Wind is 7° off runway 16, 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
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 12TX
- City
- Bertram
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,235 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.8213, -98.0810
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBMQ
- TAF
- Nearest KGRK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 18h 40m
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Pilot PIREPs for Griffin Airport (12TX)
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