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Kimzey Airport (17TX) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSEP), 17TX is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Kimzey Airport in Stephenville, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSEP): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Kimzey Airport (17TX) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Stephenville, TX at a field elevation of 1,100 ft. 17TX has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSEP, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNFW.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSEP, 14.2 nm away.

Wind
220° 10 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
6,500 ft
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
80°F / 26°C
dew 62°F / 17°C

Wind from the southwest (220°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 3,300 ft, scattered clouds at 4,200 ft, broken clouds at 6,500 ft, temperature 26°C (80°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KSEP 281915Z AUTO 22010KT 10SM SCT033 SCT042 BKN065 26/17 A3014 RMK AO2 T02640167

What changed at KSEP (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed up from 5 to 10 kt.
  • A ceiling formed at 6,500 ft.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.16 → 30.14 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 17TX

Based on the nearest station (KSEP), 17TX is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,450 ft (field elevation 1,100 ft). 17TX does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNFW, about 46 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
17FAV7 kt head7 kt right
358 kt tail6 kt left

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17TX 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 17/35
    3,200 × 30 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 17TX
    Wind
    17
    7 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
    35
    8 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    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.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
091719Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 8→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → 6,500 ft.

17TX 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 17TX

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

PIREP1907Z (2:07 PM CDT) · 98 NM S of 17TX · 33,000 ft MSL · E75L
light chop turbulence
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GRK UA /OV AGJ200025/TM 1907/FL330/TP E75L/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGJ200025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1907Reported at 19:07 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1845Z (1:45 PM CDT) · 67 NM NE of 17TX · 39,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous- moderate fl370-390 turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CVW/TM 1845/FL390/TP B738/TB CONS-MOD FL370-390/RM ZFW46
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1845Reported at 18:45 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS-MOD FL370-390Turbulence: continuous- moderate fl370-390.
RM ZFW46Remarks.
PIREP1802Z (1:02 PM CDT) · 82 NM W of 17TX · during descent · C310
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ABI UA /OV 10N/TM 1802/FLDURD/TP C310/SK BKN042
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10NLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1802Reported at 18:02 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C310Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN042Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1747Z (12:47 PM CDT) · 14 NM S of 17TX · 4,200 ft MSL · PA30
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SEP UA /OV SEP/TM 1747/FL042/TP PA30/SK BASES AT 042/RM ZFW62
SEP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1747Reported at 17:47 UTC.
FL042Altitude: 4,200 ft MSL.
TP PA30Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES AT 042Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW62Remarks.
PIREP1740Z (12:40 PM CDT) · 22 NM E of 17TX · 3,000 ft MSL · P28A
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GDJ UA /OV GDJ/TM 1740/FL030/TP P28A/SK BASES AT 030/RM ZFW62
GDJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GDJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1740Reported at 17:40 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES AT 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW62Remarks.
PIREP1736Z (12:36 PM CDT) · 82 NM W of 17TX · during descent · TEX2
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ABI UA /OV 10N/TM 1736/FLDURD/TP TEX2/SK BKN041-TOPS052
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10NLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1736Reported at 17:36 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP TEX2Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN041-TOPS052Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1711Z (12:11 PM CDT) · 72 NM W of 17TX · 4,000 ft MSL · BE20
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ABI UA /OV 10N KABI/TM 1711/FL040/TP BE20/SK OVC040
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10N KABILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1711Reported at 17:11 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1704Z (12:04 PM CDT) · 67 NM NE of 17TX · during climb · A321
light turbulence
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DFW UA /OV DFW 2SW/TM 1704/FLDURC/TP A321/SK SCT028/TB LGT
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DFW 2SWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1704Reported at 17:04 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 17TX

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSEP reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 86%MVFR 7%IFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 5/10 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 2%IFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
66%
35
34%

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Live crosswind meter

17TX has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSEP, 14 nm away.

N173510 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
7 kt

Wind is 45° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Kimzey Airport (17TX)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
24 hours
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
17TX
City
Stephenville
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,100 ft
Coordinates
32.4434, -98.2550
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSEP
TAF
Nearest KNFW
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 26m

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Pilot PIREPs for Kimzey Airport (17TX)

Community-submitted

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

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