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Pinon Ranch Airport (1XS8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for 1XS8 right now.

Aviation weather near Pinon Ranch Airport in Brackettville, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KECU): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Pinon Ranch Airport (1XS8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Brackettville, TX at a field elevation of 1,644 ft. 1XS8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KECU, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 4,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDLF.

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No data
Awaiting observationlive · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KECU, 21.5 nm away.

Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

What changed at KECU (nearest station)?

Since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 1XS8

A current METAR is not available for 1XS8 right now. The nearest reporting station is KECU. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

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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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
16--
34--

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1XS8 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 16/34
    4,500 × 50 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 1XS8
    Wind
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0112209Z21Z09Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

1XS8 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at 1XS8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KECU reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 8/12 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 8/18 kt
Max gust: 25 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
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.

16
74%
34
26%

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Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Pinon Ranch Airport (1XS8) with runway 16/34 marked
N ↑

Runway 16/34 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
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
1XS8
City
Brackettville
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,644 ft
Coordinates
29.6338, -100.3757
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KECU
TAF
Nearest KDLF
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
14h 11m

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Pilot PIREPs for Pinon Ranch Airport (1XS8)

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 Pinon Ranch Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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