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George P Shanks Airport (54TA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:15 AM CDT, Oct 29, based on the nearest station (KJWY), 54TA is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 21,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near George P Shanks Airport in Waxahachie, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJWY): conditions and runway crosswinds.

George P Shanks Airport (54TA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Waxahachie, TX at a field elevation of 610 ft. 54TA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJWY, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGKY.

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VFR
Observed 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJWY, 9.8 nm away.

Wind
VRB 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
21,000 ft
Altimeter
30.19"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 69°F / 20°C

Wind variable at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 21,000 ft, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 21,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KJWY 291615Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM BKN210 22/20 A3019 RMK AO2 T02240203 $

What changed at KJWY (nearest station)?

Since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • A ceiling formed at 21,000 ft.

Current pilot readout for 54TA

Based on the nearest station (KJWY), 54TA is currently VFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 21,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 610 ft). 54TA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGKY, about 25 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

Current wind is variable at 3 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
15--
33--

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54TA 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 15/33
    2,900 × 30 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 54TA
    Wind
    15
    no steady wind
    33
    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
0102016Z04Z16Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → 21,000 ft.

54TA 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 54TA

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

PIREP1633Z (11:33 AM CDT) · 28 NM NW of 54TA · 10,000 ft MSL · S22T
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MWL UA /OV MWL090045/TM 1633/FL100/TP S22T/TB NEG/RM ZFW32
MWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MWL090045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1633Reported at 16:33 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP S22TAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW32Remarks.
PIREP1627Z (11:27 AM CDT) · 89 NM S of 54TA · 11,000 ft MSL · BE55
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TPL UA /OV KTPL150020/TM 1627/FL110/TP BE55/WX LGTV RA/TB NEG/RM ZHU
TPL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTPL150020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1627Reported at 16:27 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP BE55Aircraft type reporting.
WX LGTV RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1611Z (11:11 AM CDT) · 90 NM SW of 54TA · 23,000 ft MSL · TBM7
light rime icing
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GRK UA /OV KAGJ175025/TM 1611/FL230/TP TBM7/TA M03/IC LGT RIME/RM ZHU
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KAGJ175025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1611Reported at 16:11 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1545Z (10:45 AM CDT) · 27 NM NW of 54TA · during climb · EPIC
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FWS UA /OV FWS18002/TM 1545/FLUNKN/TP EPIC/SK FEW017/RM DURC
FWS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FWS18002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1545Reported at 15:45 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP EPICAircraft type reporting.
SK FEW017Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1503Z (10:03 AM CDT) · 82 NM S of 54TA · 32,000 ft MSL · B38M
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T35 UA /OV CLL303030 /TM 1503 /FL320 /TP B38M /SK BKN-OVC /TA M40 /WV 24044KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
T35 UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CLL303030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1503Reported at 15:03 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN-OVCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M40Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 24044KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.
PIREP1451Z (9:51 AM CDT) · 17 NM SW of 54TA · 37,000 ft MSL · A21N
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INK UA /OV INJ/TM 1451/FL370/TP A21N/TB NEG /RM ZFW46
INK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV INJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1451Reported at 14:51 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW46Remarks.
PIREP1450Z (9:50 AM CDT) · 35 NM N of 54TA · 35,000 ft MSL · E75L
light chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CVE/TM 1450/FL350/TP E75L/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW46
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1450Reported at 14:50 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZFW46Remarks.
PIREP1440Z (9:40 AM CDT) · 33 NM N of 54TA · during climb · B737
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DAL UA /OV KDAL/TM 1440/FLDURC/TP B737/SK FEW042
DAL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KDALLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1440Reported at 14:40 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK FEW042Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 54TA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJWY reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/13 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

15
63%
33
37%

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Live crosswind meter

54TA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJWY, 9.8 nm away.

N1533wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,900 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of George P Shanks Airport (54TA)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Daily DALGT local
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
54TA
City
Waxahachie
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
610 ft
Coordinates
32.2997, -96.8733
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,900 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KJWY
TAF
Nearest KGKY
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 5m

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Pilot PIREPs for George P Shanks Airport (54TA)

Community-submitted

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 George P Shanks Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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