Killion Ranch Airport (1TX7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSWW), 1TX7 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Killion Ranch Airport in Hamlin, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSWW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Killion Ranch Airport (1TX7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hamlin, TX at a field elevation of 1,845 ft. 1TX7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSWW, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDYS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSWW, 24.8 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSWW 281055Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM 16/14 A3013 RMK AO2 T01610139
What changed at KSWW (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 1TX7
Based on the nearest station (KSWW), 1TX7 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,150 ft (field elevation 1,845 ft). 1TX7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDYS, about 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,300 ft | TRTD | 6 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 35 | 2,300 ft | TRTD | 6 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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1TX7 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 17/352,300 × 50 ft · TRTDCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1TX7Wind
- 17
- 6 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 6 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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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 3→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
1TX7 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 1TX7
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LBB UA /OV LBB130003/TM 1010/FL050/TP A319/SK BKN038-TOPUNKN
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LBB130003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1010Reported at 10:10 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN038-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 1TX7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSWW reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 79%
- 35
- 21%
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Live crosswind meter
1TX7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSWW, 25 nm away.
Wind is 22° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1TX7
- City
- Hamlin
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,845 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.8057, -100.1840
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSWW
- TAF
- Nearest KDYS
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 56m
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Pilot PIREPs for Killion Ranch Airport (1TX7)
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