Flying 'T' Ranch Airport (18TX) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGVT), 18TX is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Flying 'T' Ranch Airport in Caddo Mills, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGVT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Flying 'T' Ranch Airport (18TX) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Caddo Mills, TX at a field elevation of 545 ft. 18TX has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGVT, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDAL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGVT, 10.7 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGVT 281055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/10 A3016 RMK AO2 T01120101
What changed at KGVT (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 18TX
Based on the nearest station (KGVT), 18TX is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -100 ft (field elevation 545 ft). 18TX does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDAL, about 32 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 3,500 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 34 | 3,500 ft | TURF | - | - |
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18TX 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 16/343,500 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 18TXWind
- 16
- no steady wind
- 34
- no steady wind
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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
18TX weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 18TX
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGVT reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 12,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 64%
- 34
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
18TX has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGVT, 11 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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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
- 18TX
- City
- Caddo Mills
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 545 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.9525, -96.2281
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGVT
- TAF
- Nearest KDAL
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 33m
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Pilot PIREPs for Flying 'T' Ranch Airport (18TX)
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