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Wildcat Canyon Airport (3T8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:51 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KACT), 3T8 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Wildcat Canyon Airport in China Spring, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KACT): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Wildcat Canyon Airport (3T8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around China Spring, TX at a field elevation of 660 ft. 3T8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KACT, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,450 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KACT.

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VFR
Observed 2051Z (3:51 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KACT, 7.9 nm away.

Wind
180° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.09"
Temp / Dew
82°F / 28°C
dew 63°F / 17°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KACT 282051Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM SCT060 28/17 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02780172 56023

What changed at KACT (nearest station)?

Since the 1951Z (2:51 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 6,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for 3T8

Based on the nearest station (KACT), 3T8 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately 2,150 ft (field elevation 660 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
15FAV7 kt head4 kt right
337 kt tail4 kt left

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3T8 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 15/33
    2,450 × 60 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3T8
    Wind
    15
    7 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    33
    7 kt tailwind · 4 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
091721Z11Z20Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

3T8 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 3T8

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

PIREP2102Z (4:02 PM CDT) · 55 NM SW of 3T8 · 37,000 ft MSL · A21N
occasional light chop turbulence
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AUS UA /OV CWK320040/TM 2102/FL370/TP A21N/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWK320040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2102Reported at 21:02 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP2046Z (3:46 PM CDT) · 46 NM NE of 3T8 · 37,000 ft MSL · CL35
continuous modd turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CVE170035/TM 2046/FL370/TP CL35/TB CONS MODD/RM ZFW46
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVE170035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2046Reported at 20:46 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS MODDTurbulence: continuous modd.
RM ZFW46Remarks.
PIREP2043Z (3:43 PM CDT) · 70 NM SE of 3T8 · 24,000 ft MSL · E170
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CLL UA /OV TNV330040/TM 2043/FL240/TP E170/TB NEG CHOP/RM ZHU
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TNV330040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2043Reported at 20:43 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP2043Z (3:43 PM CDT) · 61 NM SE of 3T8 · 12,000 ft MSL · SW4
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CLL UA /OV TNV330050/TM 2043/FL120/TP SW4/TB NEG CHOP/RM ZHU
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TNV330050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2043Reported at 20:43 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP SW4Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP2031Z (3:31 PM CDT) · 75 NM N of 3T8 · during descent · A21N
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DFW UA /OV RWY 17C FINAL/TM 2031/FLDURD/TP A21N/SK SCT 046 SCT BASE 045/RM DFWEE
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RWY 17C FINALLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2031Reported at 20:31 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT 046 SCT BASE 045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DFWEERemarks.
PIREP2029Z (3:29 PM CDT) · 65 NM N of 3T8 · 5,300 ft MSL · CRJ9
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DFW UA /OV 10 S DFW/TM 2029/FL053/TP CRJ9/SK BKN053 TOPS078
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10 S DFWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2029Reported at 20:29 UTC.
FL053Altitude: 5,300 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN053 TOPS078Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2029Z (3:29 PM CDT) · 95 NM NE of 3T8 · 4,000 ft MSL · GLF4
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DFW UA /OV 7 SE TKI/TM 2029/FL040/TP GLF4/SK BASES 040
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 7 SE TKILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2029Reported at 20:29 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP GLF4Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1952Z (2:52 PM CDT) · 75 NM N of 3T8 · during descent · E170
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DFW UA /OV RWY 17L FINAL/TM 1952/FLDURD/TP E170/SK SCT 049 BASES 040/RM DFWEE
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RWY 17L FINALLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1952Reported at 19:52 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT 049 BASES 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DFWEERemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 3T8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KACT reported mostly VFR across 31 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 65%MVFR 16%IFR 13%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 6/10 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 1%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 6

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.

15
64%
33
36%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2100Z (4:00 PM CDT)

TAF KACT 282100Z 2821/2918 18008KT P6SM SCT060

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Live crosswind meter

3T8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KACT, 7.9 nm away.

N15338 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 28° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,450 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Wildcat Canyon Airport (3T8) with runway 15/33 marked
N ↑

Runway 15/33 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Nearby TFRs

Active FAA TFRs near 3T8

FAA TFR data shows active temporary flight restrictions near 3T8.

Hazard TFR
MCGREGOR, TX
Active 15.8 NM from 3T8
Effective: Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Saturday, October 31, 2026 UTC
NOTAM: 6/9778
Security TFR
MCGREGOR, TX
Active 16 NM from 3T8
NOTAM: 6/0543

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3T8
City
China Spring
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
660 ft
Coordinates
31.6788, -97.3628
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,450 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KACT
TAF
Nearest KACT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
2h 12m

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Pilot PIREPs for Wildcat Canyon Airport (3T8)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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