Addington Field (4TX8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:53 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KDTO), 4TX8 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Addington Field in Krum, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDTO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Addington Field (4TX8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Krum, TX at a field elevation of 705 ft. 4TX8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDTO, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAFW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDTO, 3.1 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDTO 271453Z 16003KT 10SM CLR 20/13 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP221 T02000133 53011 $
Current pilot readout for 4TX8
Based on the nearest station (KDTO), 4TX8 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 705 ft). 4TX8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAFW, about 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,600 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 35 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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4TX8 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 17/352,600 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4TX8Wind
- 17
- 3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 3 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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 23 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
4TX8 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 4TX8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDTO reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 68%
- 35
- 32%
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Live crosswind meter
4TX8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDTO, 3.1 nm away.
Wind is 17° off runway 17, 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
- 4TX8
- City
- Krum
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 705 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.2487, -97.2239
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDTO
- TAF
- Nearest KAFW
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 7m
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Pilot PIREPs for Addington Field (4TX8)
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