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Ken Ada Ranch Airport (3XS8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K60R), 3XS8 is currently LIFR with winds from 090° at 4 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Ken Ada Ranch Airport in Waller, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K60R): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ken Ada Ranch Airport (3XS8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Waller, TX at a field elevation of 3,651 ft. 3XS8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K60R, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 3 physical runways (03/21, NW, SE), the longest 4,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDWH.

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LIFR
Observed 1415Z (9:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K60R, 17.4 nm away.

Wind
090° 4 kt
Visibility
8 sm
Ceiling
300 ft
Altimeter
30.16"
Temp / Dew
69°F / 21°C
dew 69°F / 21°C

Wind from the east (090°) at 4 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K60R 281415Z AUTO 09004KT 8SM OVC003 21/21 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02070207 $

What changed at K60R (nearest station)?

Since the 1355Z (8:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Mist ended (BR).

Current pilot readout for 3XS8

Based on the nearest station (K60R), 3XS8 is currently LIFR with winds from 090° at 4 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (03). Density altitude is approximately 4,900 ft (field elevation 3,651 ft). 3XS8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDWH, about 20 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
03FAV2 kt head3 kt right
NW0 kt head4 kt right
212 kt tail3 kt left
SE4 kt tail0 kt

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3XS8 runways

3 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.

  • Runway 03/21
    3,549 × 75 ft · DIRT
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3XS8
    Wind
    03
    2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    21
    2 kt tailwind · 3 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
061214Z02Z14Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling 18,000 ft → 300 ft.

3XS8 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 3XS8

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

PIREP1419Z (9:19 AM CDT) · 97 NM W of 3XS8 · during descent · C172
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GTU UA /OV 1 NORTH/TM 1419/FLDURD/TP C172/SK BASES OVC003 TOPS OVC013
GTU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1 NORTHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1419Reported at 14:19 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES OVC003 TOPS OVC013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1415Z (9:15 AM CDT) · 39 NM SE of 3XS8 · during climb · F900
lght turb turbulence
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HOU UA /OV 10 N HOU/TM 1415/FLDURC/TP F900/SK TOPS 135/TB LGHT TURB
HOU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10 N HOULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1415Reported at 14:15 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP F900Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 135Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGHT TURBTurbulence: lght turb.
PIREP1415Z (9:15 AM CDT) · 91 NM W of 3XS8 · 32,000 ft MSL · B38M
occasional light cyhop turbulence
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AUS UA /OV KCWK160010/TM 1415/FL320/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CYHOP/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KCWK160010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1415Reported at 14:15 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CYHOPTurbulence: occasional light cyhop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 31 NM E of 3XS8 · 34,000 ft MSL · A321
occasional light chop turbulence
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IAH UA /OV KIAH/TM 1414/FL340/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KIAHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1407Z (9:07 AM CDT) · 91 NM W of 3XS8 · 900 ft MSL · C25B
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AUS UA /OV AUS/TM 1407/FL009/TP C25B/SK OVC 009
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1407Reported at 14:07 UTC.
FL009Altitude: 900 ft MSL.
TP C25BAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1404Z (9:04 AM CDT) · 19 NM E of 3XS8 · 2,000 ft MSL · E55P
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DWH UA /OV 5 NM N DWH/TM 1404/FL020/TP E55P/WX 8 SM/RM NO CEILING
DWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 NM N DWHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1404Reported at 14:04 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
WX 8 SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM NO CEILINGRemarks.
PIREP1340Z (8:40 AM CDT) · 99 NM W of 3XS8 · 40,000 ft MSL · B787
intermittent light chop turbulence
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AUS UA /OV CWK250015/TM 1340/FL400/TP B787/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWK250015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1340Reported at 13:40 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP B787Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1337Z (8:37 AM CDT) · 36 NM SE of 3XS8 · during climb · TBM8
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IAH UA /OV IAH200020/TM 1337/FL220/TP TBM8/TB NEG BLO 220/RM DURC ZHU
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IAH200020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1337Reported at 13:37 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM8Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG BLO 220Turbulence: none reported blo 220.
RM DURC ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 3XS8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K60R reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 63%MVFR 7%IFR 3%LIFR 27%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 2%IFR 1%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

21
50%
NW
27%
03
23%
SE
0%

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Live crosswind meter

3XS8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K60R, 17 nm away.

N03214 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 03, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Dirt · 3,549 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Ken Ada Ranch Airport (3XS8)
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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
3XS8
City
Waller
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
3,651 ft
Coordinates
30.1370, -95.9176
Runways
3 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
4,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K60R
TAF
Nearest KDWH
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 16m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ken Ada Ranch Airport (3XS8)

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Ken Ada Ranch Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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