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Skye Dance Airport (1XS2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KEDC), 1XS2 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Skye Dance Airport in Elgin, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEDC): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Skye Dance Airport (1XS2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Elgin, TX at a field elevation of 541 ft. 1XS2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEDC, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (12/30, 18/36), the longest 2,375 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAUS.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (2:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEDC, 7.3 nm away.

Wind
140° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
8,000 ft
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
81°F / 27°C
dew 47°F / 8°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 8,000 ft, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KEDC 271935Z AUTO 14008KT 120V180 10SM BKN080 27/08 A3014 RMK AO2 T02710083 $

What changed at KEDC (nearest station)?

Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 1XS2

Based on the nearest station (KEDC), 1XS2 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately 1,850 ft (field elevation 541 ft). 1XS2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAUS, about 17 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
12FAV7 kt head3 kt right
185 kt head6 kt left
365 kt tail6 kt right
307 kt tail3 kt left

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1XS2 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 12/30
    2,000 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 1XS2
    Wind
    12
    7 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    30
    7 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18/36
    2,375 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 1XS2
    Wind
    18
    5 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    36
    5 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    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 3→8 kt, ceiling 5,000 ft → 8,000 ft.

1XS2 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 1XS2

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

PIREP1936Z (2:36 PM CDT) · 52 NM S of 1XS2 · 21,000 ft MSL · B39M
continuous light chop turbulence
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SAT UA /OV SAT090040/TM 1936/FL210/TP B39M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAT090040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1936Reported at 19:36 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1932Z (2:32 PM CDT) · 94 NM E of 1XS2 · 13,000 ft MSL · B739
intermittent light chop turbulence
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IAH UA /OV IAH250020/TM 1932/FL130/TP B739/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IAH250020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1932Reported at 19:32 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1929Z (2:29 PM CDT) · 66 NM SE of 1XS2 · 14,000 ft MSL · A320
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TME UA /OV IDU090015/TM 1929/FL140/TP A320/TB NEG/RM ZHU
TME UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IDU090015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1929Reported at 19:29 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1927Z (2:27 PM CDT) · 25 NM N of 1XS2 · 39,000 ft MSL · B39M
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AUS UA /OV CWK360025/TM 1927/FL390/TP B39M/TB NEG/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWK360025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1849Z (1:49 PM CDT) · 89 NM E of 1XS2 · 35,000 ft MSL · B789
light turbulence
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CLL UA /OV TNV035025/TM 1849/FL350/TP B789/TB LGT/RM ZHU
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TNV035025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1849Reported at 18:49 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B789Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1808Z (1:08 PM CDT) · 90 NM W of 1XS2 · 4,500 ft MSL · GA6C
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ERV UA /OV KERV/TM 1808/FL045/TP GA6C/SK BASE 045/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KERVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1808Reported at 18:08 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP GA6CAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1752Z (12:52 PM CDT) · 99 NM E of 1XS2 · during descent · E545
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DWH UA /OV 2 MILE FINAL/TM 1752/FL018/TP E545/SK BKN018/RM VMC
DWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 2 MILE FINALLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1752Reported at 17:52 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP E545Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN018Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM VMCRemarks.
PIREP1750Z (12:50 PM CDT) · 84 NM SE of 1XS2 · 12,000 ft MSL · B737
moderate turb 20,000–12,000 ft turbulence
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HOU UA /OV 40 W HOU/TM 1750/FL120/TP B737/TB MOD TURB 200-120
HOU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 40 W HOULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1750Reported at 17:50 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD TURB 200-120Turbulence: moderate turb 20,000–12,000 ft.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 1XS2

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEDC reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 1%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,600 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

12
39%
36
35%
18
24%
30
2%

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Live crosswind meter

1XS2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEDC, 7.3 nm away.

N12308 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 22° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Skye Dance Airport (1XS2) with runway 12/30, 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 12/30, 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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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
1XS2
City
Elgin
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
541 ft
Coordinates
30.3842, -97.4263
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,375 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KEDC
TAF
Nearest KAUS
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 3m

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Pilot PIREPs for Skye Dance Airport (1XS2)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Skye Dance Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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