Eagle's Nest Estates Airport (2TS6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJWY), 2TS6 is currently LIFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Eagle's Nest Estates Airport in Midlothian, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJWY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Eagle's Nest Estates Airport (2TS6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Midlothian, TX at a field elevation of 780 ft. 2TS6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJWY, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,216 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGKY.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJWY, 3.3 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, broken clouds at 300 ft, temperature 15°C (58°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.
METAR KJWY 281235Z AUTO 15004KT 9SM BKN003 15/14 A3017 RMK AO2 T01450144
What changed at KJWY (nearest station)?
Since the 1215Z (7:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to LIFR.
- A ceiling formed at 300 ft.
Current pilot readout for 2TS6
Based on the nearest station (KJWY), 2TS6 is currently LIFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 780 ft). 2TS6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGKY, about 12 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 | 3,216 ft | CONC | 3 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 35 | 3,216 ft | CONC | 3 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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2TS6 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 17/353,216 × 36 ft · CONCCurrent useno stated-runway source at 2TS6Wind
- 17
- 3 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 3 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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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→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 300 ft.
2TS6 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 2TS6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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HQZ UA /OV HQZ/TM 1224/FLDURD/TP C182/SK OVC008
HQZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HQZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP C182Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC008Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
ACT UA /OV KACT187001/TM 1220/FL014/TP TWEN/SK BKN009TOPS013/RM DURC
ACT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KACT187001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1220Reported at 12:20 UTC.FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.TP TWENAircraft type reporting.SK BKN009TOPS013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 2TS6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJWY reported mostly VFR across 68 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 63%
- 35
- 37%
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Live crosswind meter
2TS6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJWY, 3.3 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near 2TS6
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near 2TS6.
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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
- T56
- City
- Midlothian
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 780 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.5126, -96.9267
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,216 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KJWY
- TAF
- Nearest KGKY
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 2m
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Pilot PIREPs for Eagle's Nest Estates Airport (2TS6)
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