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Tri-County Aerodrome (48TX) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KF00), 48TX is currently IFR with winds from 140° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Tri-County Aerodrome in Whitewright, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KF00): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Tri-County Aerodrome (48TX) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Whitewright, TX at a field elevation of 790 ft. 48TX has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KF00, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDUA.

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IFR
Observed 1355Z (8:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KF00, 13.8 nm away.

Wind
140° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
500 ft
Altimeter
30.20"
Temp / Dew
61°F / 16°C
dew 59°F / 15°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 500 ft, broken clouds at 8,500 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KF00 281355Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM BKN005 BKN085 16/15 A3020 RMK AO2

Current pilot readout for 48TX

Based on the nearest station (KF00), 48TX is currently IFR with winds from 140° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 750 ft (field elevation 790 ft). 48TX does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDUA, about 29 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
17FAV7 kt head5 kt left
357 kt tail6 kt right

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48TX 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 17/35
    4,500 × 150 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 48TX
    Wind
    17
    7 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    35
    7 kt tailwind · 6 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.

48TX 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 48TX

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

PIREP1351Z (8:51 AM CDT) · 55 NM S of 48TX · 4,000 ft MSL · C172
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DFW UA /OV LNC/TM 1351/FL040/TP C172/SK BKN012-TOP015
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LNCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1351Reported at 13:51 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN012-TOP015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1331Z (8:31 AM CDT) · 83 NM SE of 48TX · during climb · SR22
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TYR UA /OV TYR220003/TM 1331/FLDURC/TP SR22/SK OVC015-TOP019/RM DURC RWY 22
TYR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TYR220003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1331Reported at 13:31 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015-TOP019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURC RWY 22Remarks.
PIREP1324Z (8:24 AM CDT) · 68 NM SW of 48TX · 14,000 ft MSL · BCS3
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AFW UA /OV FUZ270020/TM 1324/FL140/TP BCS3/TB NEG/RM ZFW32
AFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FUZ270020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1324Reported at 13:24 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW32Remarks.
PIREP1324Z (8:24 AM CDT) · 92 NM SW of 48TX · 39,000 ft MSL · A20N
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MWL UA /OV MQP/TM 1324/FL390/TP A20N/TB NEG/RM ZFW94
MWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1324Reported at 13:24 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP A20NAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW94Remarks.
PIREP1253Z (7:53 AM CDT) · 78 NM SW of 48TX · 14,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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AFW UA /OV MQP090020/TM 1253/FL140/TP CRJ7/TB NEG/RM ZFW32
AFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQP090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1253Reported at 12:53 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW32Remarks.
PIREP1252Z (7:52 AM CDT) · 83 NM SE of 48TX · during climb · SR22
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TYR UA /OV TYR220003/TM 1252/FLDURC/TP SR22/SK OVC014-TOP021/RM DURC RWY 22
TYR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TYR220003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1252Reported at 12:52 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOP021Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURC RWY 22Remarks.
PIREP1240Z (7:40 AM CDT) · 98 NM SW of 48TX · 6,000 ft MSL · TWEN
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DFW UA /OV CPT240015/TM 1240/FL060/TP TWEN/SK BASES 058 BKN
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CPT240015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1240Reported at 12:40 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP TWENAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 058 BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1224Z (7:24 AM CDT) · 43 NM S of 48TX · during descent · C182
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HQZ UA /OV HQZ/TM 1224/FLDURD/TP C182/SK OVC008
HQZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HQZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C182Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC008Sky 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 48TX

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,800 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.

17
76%
35
24%

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Live crosswind meter

48TX has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KF00, 14 nm away.

N17359 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
5 kt

Wind is 36° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 4,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Tri-County Aerodrome (48TX)
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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A · Mogas (auto fuel)
Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
48TX
City
Whitewright
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
790 ft
Coordinates
33.4518, -96.3774
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KF00
TAF
Nearest KDUA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 36m

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Pilot PIREPs for Tri-County Aerodrome (48TX)

Community-submitted

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

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