McCasland Ranch Airport (49XS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMNZ), 49XS is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near McCasland Ranch Airport in Star, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMNZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
McCasland Ranch Airport (49XS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Star, TX at a field elevation of 1,370 ft. 49XS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMNZ, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMNZ, 15.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 10 kt, gusting 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 2,900 ft, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,900 ft.
METAR KMNZ 281715Z AUTO 17010G16KT 10SM OVC029 24/19 A3017 RMK AO2
What changed at KMNZ (nearest station)?
Since the 1655Z (11:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 16 kt.
Current pilot readout for 49XS
Based on the nearest station (KMNZ), 49XS is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,900 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately 2,450 ft (field elevation 1,370 ft). 49XS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRK, about 34 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12FAV | 3,600 ft | TURF | 6 kt head | 8 kt right (g12) |
| 30 | 3,600 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 8 kt left (g12) |
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49XS 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 12/303,600 × 70 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 49XSWind
- 12
- 6 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 6 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
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“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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 10→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → 2,900 ft.
49XS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 49XS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMNZ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 77%
- 30
- 23%
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Live crosswind meter
49XS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMNZ, 16 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- 49XS
- City
- Star
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,370 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.4483, -98.3211
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMNZ
- TAF
- Nearest KGRK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 17m
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Pilot PIREPs for McCasland Ranch Airport (49XS)
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