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Hughes Ranch Airport (50XS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for 50XS right now.

Aviation weather near Hughes Ranch Airport in Quemado, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K5T9): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hughes Ranch Airport (50XS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Quemado, TX at a field elevation of 905 ft. 50XS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K5T9, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 4,608 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDLF.

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No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K5T9, 11.6 nm away.

Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

What changed at K5T9 (nearest station)?

Since the 0910Z (4:10 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0910Z (4:10 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 50XS

A current METAR is not available for 50XS right now. The nearest reporting station is K5T9. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
13--
31--

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50XS 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 13/31
    4,608 × 75 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 50XS
    Wind
    13
    no steady wind
    31
    no steady wind
    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
081610Z23Z09Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → 4,400 ft.

50XS 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at 50XS

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K5T9 reported mostly VFR across 62 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,300 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 79%MVFR 20%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 7/11 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 89%MVFR 7%IFR 2%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 7/15 kt
Max gust: 25 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 19

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

13
82%
31
18%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Hughes Ranch Airport (50XS)
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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
50XS
City
Quemado
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
905 ft
Coordinates
29.0433, -100.5850
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,608 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K5T9
TAF
Nearest KDLF
Time zone
America/Matamoros
Next sunset
13h 1m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hughes Ranch Airport (50XS)

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

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