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Spring Ranch Airport (48XA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGZN), 48XA is currently MVFR with winds from 150° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Spring Ranch Airport in Cisco, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGZN): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Spring Ranch Airport (48XA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cisco, TX at a field elevation of 1,652 ft. 48XA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGZN, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,160 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KABI.

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MVFR
Observed 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGZN, 3.4 nm away.

Wind
150° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
1,500 ft
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,500 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KGZN 281255Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM OVC015 13/13 A3013 RMK AO2

What changed at KGZN (nearest station)?

Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 48XA

Based on the nearest station (KGZN), 48XA is currently MVFR with winds from 150° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 1,652 ft). 48XA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KABI, about 36 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
18FAV5 kt head3 kt left
365 kt tail3 kt right

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48XA 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 18/36
    1,160 × 10 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 48XA
    Wind
    18
    5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    36
    5 kt tailwind · 3 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
0102013Z01Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → 1,500 ft.

48XA 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 48XA

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

PIREP1253Z (7:53 AM CDT) · 73 NM E of 48XA · 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.
PIREP1242Z (7:42 AM CDT) · 99 NM NW of 48XA · 34,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous light chop turbulence
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LBB UA /OV GTH180020/TM 1242/FL340/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW93
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GTH180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1242Reported at 12:42 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZFW93Remarks.
PIREP1240Z (7:40 AM CDT) · 65 NM E of 48XA · 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.
PIREP1227Z (7:27 AM CDT) · 45 NM W of 48XA · altitude unknown · C525
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ABI UA /OV 5S/TM 1227/FLDUC/TP C525/SK OVC027-TOPS040
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5SLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1227Reported at 12:27 UTC.
FLDUCAltitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP C525Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC027-TOPS040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1220Z (7:20 AM CDT) · 99 NM SE of 48XA · during climb · TWEN
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ACT UA /OV KACT187001/TM 1220/FL014/TP TWEN/SK BKN009TOPS013/RM DURC
ACT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KACT187001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1220Reported at 12:20 UTC.
FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.
TP TWENAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN009TOPS013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 48XA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGZN reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 88%MVFR 12%
Wind avg/max: 8/13 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 7/16 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft
Lowest vis: 6 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 5

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.

18
79%
36
21%

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Live crosswind meter

48XA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGZN, 3.4 nm away.

N18366 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,160 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Spring Ranch Airport (48XA)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
48XA
City
Cisco
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,652 ft
Coordinates
32.3194, -98.9880
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,160 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGZN
TAF
Nearest KABI
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
10h 37m

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Nearby airports

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Pilot PIREPs for Spring Ranch Airport (48XA)

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

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