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Foster Ranch Airport (2XS6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KERV), 2XS6 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Foster Ranch Airport in Utopia, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KERV): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Foster Ranch Airport (2XS6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Utopia, TX at a field elevation of 1,687 ft. 2XS6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KERV, about 30 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,150 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KJCT.

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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 KERV, 29.7 nm away.

Wind
140° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.16"
Temp / Dew
78°F / 25°C
dew 58°F / 14°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,600 ft, temperature 25°C (78°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KERV 271915Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM SCT046 25/14 A3016 RMK AO2 T02530143

What changed at KERV (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 2XS6

Based on the nearest station (KERV), 2XS6 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 3,050 ft (field elevation 1,687 ft). 2XS6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJCT, about 48 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
17FAV7 kt head4 kt left
357 kt tail4 kt right

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2XS6 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
    2,150 × 45 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 2XS6
    Wind
    17
    7 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    35
    7 kt tailwind · 4 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
081619Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→8 kt, ceiling 12,000 ft → unlimited.

2XS6 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 2XS6

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

PIREP1808Z (1:08 PM CDT) · 30 NM NE of 2XS6 · 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.
PIREP1643Z (11:43 AM CDT) · 56 NM E of 2XS6 · during descent · BE20
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SAT UA /OV 3 NW SAT/TM 1643/FLDURD/TP BE20/SK BASES 030
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3 NW SATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1643Reported at 16:43 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1641Z (11:41 AM CDT) · 30 NM NE of 2XS6 · 3,500 ft MSL · C172
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ERV UA /OV ERV/TM 1641/FL035/TP C172/SK BASE 035/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ERVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1641Reported at 16:41 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1623Z (11:23 AM CDT) · 32 NM S of 2XS6 · 2,500 ft MSL · BE9L
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UVA UA /OV UVA/TM 1623/FL025/TP BE9L/SK BASE 025/RM ZHU
UVA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV UVALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1551Z (10:51 AM CDT) · 55 NM E of 2XS6 · during descent · B763
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SAT UA /OV 5 NW SAT/TM 1551/FLDURD/TP B763/SK B-023
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 NW SATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1551Reported at 15:51 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
SK B-023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1534Z (10:34 AM CDT) · 67 NM SE of 2XS6 · 1,600 ft MSL · SR22
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SSF UA /OV SSF090002/TM 1534/FL016/TP SR22/SK BKN016-TOP020
SSF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SSF090002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1534Reported at 15:34 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN016-TOP020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1530Z (10:30 AM CDT) · 32 NM S of 2XS6 · 5,000 ft MSL · C172
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UVA UA /OV KUVA/TM 1530/FL050/TP C172/SK BASE 019 TOP 040/RM ZHU
UVA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KUVALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1530Reported at 15:30 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 019 TOP 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1437Z (9:37 AM CDT) · 61 NM E of 2XS6 · during climb · CVLT
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SAT UA /OV 3 NE SAT/TM 1437/FLDURC/TP CVLT/SK BASES 020 TOPS 03
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3 NE SATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1437Reported at 14:37 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP CVLTAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 020 TOPS 03Sky 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 2XS6

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KERV reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 71%MVFR 19%IFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 89%MVFR 10%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/14 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 17

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
63%
35
37%

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Live crosswind meter

2XS6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KERV, 30 nm away.

N17358 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,150 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Foster Ranch Airport (2XS6)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
2XS6
City
Utopia
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,687 ft
Coordinates
29.7225, -99.5747
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,150 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KERV
TAF
Nearest KJCT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 30m

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Pilot PIREPs for Foster Ranch Airport (2XS6)

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