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HFS Airport (44XA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRBO), 44XA has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 100° at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near HFS Airport in Robstown, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRBO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

HFS Airport (44XA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Robstown, TX at a field elevation of 72 ft. 44XA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRBO, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 3,292 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KALI.

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No data
Observed 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRBO, 5.6 nm away.

Wind
100° 4 kt
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
-

Wind from the east (100°) at 4 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, altimeter 30.13 inHg.

Raw METAR
METAR KRBO 281615Z AUTO 10004KT A3013 RMK AO2 PWINO

What changed at KRBO (nearest station)?

Since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 44XA

Based on the nearest station (KRBO), 44XA has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 100° at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. 44XA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KALI, about 15 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
01FAV0 kt head4 kt right
190 kt head4 kt left

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44XA 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 01/19
    3,292 × 22 ft · asphalt/dirt
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 44XA
    Wind
    01
    0 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    19
    0 kt headwind · 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
0102116Z04Z16Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 8→4 kt, ceiling 700 ft → unlimited.

44XA 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 44XA

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

PIREP1618Z (11:18 AM CDT) · 92 NM W of 44XA · 2,400 ft MSL · PA32
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LRD UA /OV KLRD/TM 1618/FL024/TP PA32/SK BASE 024/RM ZHU
LRD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLRDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1618Reported at 16:18 UTC.
FL024Altitude: 2,400 ft MSL.
TP PA32Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 024Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1612Z (11:12 AM CDT) · 72 NM W of 44XA · 34,000 ft MSL · A319
continuous light turbulence
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LRD UA /OV KLRD040025/TM 1612/FL340/TP A319/TB CONS LGT/RM ZHU
LRD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLRD040025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1612Reported at 16:12 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1610Z (11:10 AM CDT) · 48 NM N of 44XA · 34,000 ft MSL · A320
moderate chop turbulence
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CRP UA /OV KCRP355050/TM 1610/FL340/TP A320/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
CRP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KCRP355050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1610Reported at 16:10 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1610Z (11:10 AM CDT) · 40 NM NE of 44XA · 34,000 ft MSL · A320
continuous light occasional moderate turbulence
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CRP UA /OV KCRP360040/TM 1610/FL340/TP A320/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD/RM ZHU
CRP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KCRP360040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1610Reported at 16:10 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MODTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1559Z (10:59 AM CDT) · 18 NM E of 44XA · 38,000 ft MSL · B738
occasional moderate 380 turbulence
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CRP UA /OV CRP/TM 1559/FL380/TP B738/TB OCNL MOD 380/RM ZHU
CRP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1559Reported at 15:59 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL MOD 380Turbulence: occasional moderate 380.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1547Z (10:47 AM CDT) · 18 NM E of 44XA · 39,000 ft MSL · E190
light to moderate chop 390 turbulence
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CRP UA /OV CRP/TM 1547/FL390/TP E190/TB LGT-MOD CHOP 390/RM ZHU
CRP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1547Reported at 15:47 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP E190Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOP 390Turbulence: light to moderate chop 390.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1538Z (10:38 AM CDT) · 94 NM NW of 44XA · 36,000 ft MSL · A319
continuous light chop 360 turbulence
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SAT UA /OV SAT200035/TM 1538/FL360/TP A319/TB CONS LGT CHOP 360/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAT200035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1538Reported at 15:38 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 360Turbulence: continuous light chop 360.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1531Z (10:31 AM CDT) · 46 NM NE of 44XA · 30,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light 300 turbulence
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CRP UA /OV CRP040030/TM 1531/FL300/TP B737/TB CONS LGT 300/RM ZHU
CRP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRP040030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1531Reported at 15:31 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT 300Turbulence: continuous light 300.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 44XA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRBO reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 43%MVFR 48%IFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 6/13 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 55%MVFR 36%IFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 7/18 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 14

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

01
64%
19
36%

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Live crosswind meter

44XA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRBO, 5.6 nm away.

N01194 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 89° off runway 01, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,292 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of HFS Airport (44XA) with runway 01/19 marked
N ↑

Runway 01/19 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
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
44XA
City
Robstown
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
72 ft
Coordinates
27.8370, -97.7721
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,292 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRBO
TAF
Nearest KALI
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 23m

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Pilot PIREPs for HFS Airport (44XA)

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 HFS Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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