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Sky Acres Airport (1XA1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K0F2), 1XA1 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,200 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Sky Acres Airport in Bowie, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K0F2): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Sky Acres Airport (1XA1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bowie, TX at a field elevation of 1,070 ft. 1XA1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K0F2, about 4 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 KSPS.

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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 K0F2, 3.8 nm away.

Wind
190° 8 kt
gusting 14 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
3,200 ft
Altimeter
30.12"
Temp / Dew
76°F / 25°C
dew 62°F / 17°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 8 kt, gusting 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 3,200 ft, broken clouds at 4,100 ft, temperature 25°C (76°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,200 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K0F2 281915Z AUTO 19008G14KT 10SM BKN032 BKN041 25/17 A3012 RMK AO2 T02470169

Current pilot readout for 1XA1

Based on the nearest station (K0F2), 1XA1 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,200 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,250 ft (field elevation 1,070 ft). 1XA1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSPS, about 39 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
17FAV8 kt head3 kt right (g5)
358 kt tail1 kt left (g2)

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1XA1 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
    2,300 × 80 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 1XA1
    Wind
    17
    8 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    35
    8 kt tailwind · 1 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.

1XA1 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 1XA1

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

PIREP1909Z (2:09 PM CDT) · 84 NM E of 1XA1 · 33,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV BYP180025/TM 1909/FL330/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP /RM ZFW48
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BYP180025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1909Reported at 19:09 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZFW48Remarks.
PIREP1845Z (1:45 PM CDT) · 60 NM SE of 1XA1 · 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.
PIREP1747Z (12:47 PM CDT) · 88 NM S of 1XA1 · 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) · 72 NM S of 1XA1 · 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.
PIREP1704Z (12:04 PM CDT) · 60 NM SE of 1XA1 · 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.
PIREP1637Z (11:37 AM CDT) · 54 NM SW of 1XA1 · 28,000 ft MSL · PC12
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ABI UA /OV ABI045070/TM 1637/FL280/TP PC12/TB NEG/RM ZFW94
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABI045070Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1637Reported at 16:37 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW94Remarks.
PIREP1545Z (10:45 AM CDT) · 56 NM S of 1XA1 · 27,000 ft MSL · TBM7
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MWL UA /OV MQP/TM 1545/FL270/TP TBM7/TB NEG/RM ZFW94
MWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1545Reported at 15:45 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW94Remarks.
PIREP1544Z (10:44 AM CDT) · 26 NM S of 1XA1 · 18,000 ft MSL · A321
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MWL UA /OV MQP360030/TM 1544/FL180/TP A321/TB NEG/RM ZFW32
MWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQP360030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1544Reported at 15:44 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW32Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 1XA1

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,600 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 2

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
69%
35
31%

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Live crosswind meter

1XA1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K0F2, 3.8 nm away.

N17358 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt
Headwind in gusts
13 kt
Crosswind in gusts
5 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Sky Acres Airport (1XA1)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
1XA1
City
Bowie
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,070 ft
Coordinates
33.6477, -97.8290
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K0F2
TAF
Nearest KSPS
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 13m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sky Acres Airport (1XA1)

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

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