Cone Airport (30TE) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLBB), 30TE is currently IFR with winds from 210° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Cone Airport in Lorenzo, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLBB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cone Airport (30TE) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lorenzo, TX at a field elevation of 3,144 ft. 30TE has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLBB, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (08/26, 17/35), the longest 4,270 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLBB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLBB, 23.1 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 900 ft, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.
METAR KLBB 280953Z 21009KT 10SM BKN009 16/14 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01560144
What changed at KLBB (nearest station)?
Since the 0917Z (4:17 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to IFR.
- A ceiling formed at 900 ft.
Current pilot readout for 30TE
Based on the nearest station (KLBB), 30TE is currently IFR with winds from 210° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 3,750 ft (field elevation 3,144 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 4,270 ft | TURF-F | 8 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 26 | 2,500 ft | TURF-F | 5 kt head | 8 kt left |
| 08 | 2,500 ft | TURF-F | 5 kt tail | 8 kt right |
| 35 | 4,270 ft | TURF-F | 8 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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30TE 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 08/262,500 × 80 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 30TEWind
- 08
- 5 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 5 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/354,270 × 60 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 30TEWind
- 17
- 8 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 8 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→9 kt, ceiling 3,000 ft → 900 ft.
30TE 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 30TE
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
LBB UA /OV LBB130003/TM 1010/FL050/TP A319/SK BKN038-TOPUNKN
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LBB130003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1010Reported at 10:10 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN038-TOPUNKNSky 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 30TE
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLBB reported mostly marginal VFR across 31 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 900 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 56%
- 35
- 18%
- 08
- 18%
- 26
- 8%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (12:20 AM CDT)
TAF KLBB 280520Z 2806/2906 19011KT P6SM FEW025 FM281000 21008KT 6SM BR BKN007 OVC015 FM281600 22011KT 6SM BR OVC020 FM282000 20011KT P6SM FEW250
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Live crosswind meter
30TE has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLBB, 23 nm away.
Wind is 31° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1900 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 30TE
- City
- Lorenzo
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,144 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.8112, -101.3960
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,270 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLBB
- TAF
- Nearest KLBB
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 24m
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Pilot PIREPs for Cone Airport (30TE)
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