Bains Private Airport (20TS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KERV), 20TS is currently IFR with winds from 120° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Bains Private Airport in Bandera, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KERV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bains Private Airport (20TS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bandera, TX at a field elevation of 1,420 ft. 20TS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KERV, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 1,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSAT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KERV, 10.1 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 800 ft, temperature 20°C (67°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 800 ft.
METAR KERV 281235Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM OVC008 20/18 A3016 RMK AO2 T01960181
What changed at KERV (nearest station)?
Since the 1215Z (7:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1215Z (7:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 20TS
Based on the nearest station (KERV), 20TS is currently IFR with winds from 120° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 2,000 ft (field elevation 1,420 ft). 20TS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSAT, about 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21FAV | 1,900 ft | DIRT-TURF | 0 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 03 | 1,900 ft | DIRT-TURF | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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20TS 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 03/211,900 × 50 ft · DIRT-TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 20TSWind
- 03
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 0 kt headwind · 3 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 0→3 kt, ceiling 800 ft → 800 ft.
20TS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 20TS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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AUS UA /OV AUS/TM 1216/FL009/TP A320/SK OVC 009 TOPS 020
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1216Reported at 12:16 UTC.FL009Altitude: 900 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC 009 TOPS 020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
SAT UA /OV 3NE/TM 1121/FL013/TP 737/SK B013OVC T017OVC/RM HYR LYR ABOVE
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 3NELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1121Reported at 11:21 UTC.FL013Altitude: 1,300 ft MSL.TP 737Aircraft type reporting.SK B013OVC T017OVCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM HYR LYR ABOVERemarks.Show raw report
SAT UA /OV 3 SE /TM 1113/FL015/TP 737/SK SKIES REPORTED CLEAR/RM AIRCRAFT REPORTED NO CEILING AN SKIES CLEAR
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 3 SELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1113Reported at 11:13 UTC.FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.TP 737Aircraft type reporting.SK SKIES REPORTED CLEARSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM AIRCRAFT REPORTED NO CEIL…Remarks.Show raw report
SAT UA /OV 3 NW KSAT/TM 1013/FL014/TP B763/SK BASE OVC014
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 3 NW KSATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1013Reported at 10:13 UTC.FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.TP B763Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE OVC014Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
SAT UA /OV 5 NW KSAT/TM 0945/FL016/TP B757/SK BASE OVC016
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 5 NW KSATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0945Reported at 09:45 UTC.FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.TP B757Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE OVC016Sky 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 20TS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KERV reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 21
- 59%
- 03
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
20TS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KERV, 10 nm away.
Wind is 90° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 20TS
- City
- Bandera
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,420 ft
- Coordinates
- 29.8099, -99.0681
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KERV
- TAF
- Nearest KSAT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 14m
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Pilot PIREPs for Bains Private Airport (20TS)
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