Klinkerman Airport (52XA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:52 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSPS), 52XA is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Klinkerman Airport in Wichita Falls, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSPS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Klinkerman Airport (52XA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wichita Falls, TX at a field elevation of 1,040 ft. 52XA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSPS, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,106 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSPS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSPS, 4.8 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (58°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSPS 281252Z 16008KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP190 T01440133
What changed at KSPS (nearest station)?
Since the 1152Z (6:52 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1152Z (6:52 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 52XA
Based on the nearest station (KSPS), 52XA is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 16. Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 1,040 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 3,106 ft | Turf | 8 kt head | 0 kt |
| 34 | 3,106 ft | Turf | 8 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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52XA 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 16/343,106 × 80 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 52XAWind
- 16
- 8 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 34
- 8 kt tailwind · 3 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 0→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
52XA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 52XA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 52XA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSPS reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 75%
- 34
- 25%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1131Z (6:31 AM CDT)
TAF KSPS 281131Z 2812/2912 17008KT P6SM SKC FM281600 19012G21KT P6SM FEW050 FM290000 17010KT P6SM SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
52XA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSPS, 4.8 nm away.
Wind is 0° off runway 16, 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 52XA
- City
- Wichita Falls
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,040 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.0485, -98.4270
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,106 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSPS
- TAF
- Nearest KSPS
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 26m
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Pilot PIREPs for Klinkerman Airport (52XA)
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