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Hank Sasser Airport at Breakaway (40XS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:55 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KRYW), 40XS is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Hank Sasser Airport at Breakaway in Cedar Park, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRYW): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hank Sasser Airport at Breakaway (40XS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cedar Park, TX at a field elevation of 897 ft. 40XS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRYW, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAUS.

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VFR
Observed 0555Z (12:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRYW, 9.8 nm away.

Wind
140° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
12,000 ft
Altimeter
30.21"
Temp / Dew
68°F / 20°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 ft, broken clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 12,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KRYW 270555Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM SCT050 BKN120 20/14 A3021 RMK AO2 T02010140 10225 20195

Current pilot readout for 40XS

Based on the nearest station (KRYW), 40XS is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 897 ft). 40XS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAUS, 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
15FAV3 kt head1 kt left
333 kt tail1 kt right

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40XS 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
    3,000 × 30 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 40XS
    Wind
    15
    3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    33
    3 kt tailwind · 1 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
061218Z01Z05Z

Over the last 11 h: wind 4→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → 12,000 ft.

40XS 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 40XS

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

PIREP1808Z (1:08 PM CDT) · 75 NM SW of 40XS · 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.
PIREP1735Z (12:35 PM CDT) · 71 NM E of 40XS · 24,000 ft MSL · B38M
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CLL UA /OV KTNV225040/TM 1735/FL240/TP B38M/TB NEG/RM VMC RIGHT NOW ZHU
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTNV225040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM VMC RIGHT NOW ZHURemarks.
PIREP1704Z (12:04 PM CDT) · 71 NM E of 40XS · 26,000 ft MSL · B738
occasional light chop turbulence
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CLL UA /OV KTNV270010/TM 1704/FL260/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTNV270010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1704Reported at 17:04 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1643Z (11:43 AM CDT) · 62 NM SW of 40XS · 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) · 75 NM SW of 40XS · 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.
PIREP1625Z (11:25 AM CDT) · 73 NM SE of 40XS · 19,000 ft MSL · B38M
light chop turbulencelight rime 190 icing
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CLL UA /OV TNV225030/TM 1625/FL190/TP B38M/TA M11/TB LGT CHOP/IC LGT RIME 190/RM ZHU
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TNV225030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1625Reported at 16:25 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TA M11Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC LGT RIME 190Icing: light rime 190.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1551Z (10:51 AM CDT) · 62 NM SW of 40XS · 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) · 83 NM SW of 40XS · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 40XS

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRYW reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

15
57%
33
43%

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Live crosswind meter

40XS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRYW, 9.8 nm away.

N15333 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Hank Sasser Airport at Breakaway (40XS) with runway 15/33 marked
N ↑

Runway 15/33 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
40XS
City
Cedar Park
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
897 ft
Coordinates
30.5177, -97.7809
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRYW
TAF
Nearest KAUS
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 29m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hank Sasser Airport at Breakaway (40XS)

Community-submitted

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 Hank Sasser Airport at Breakaway, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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