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Flaherty Airport (54XA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGLE), 54XA is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Flaherty Airport in Valley View, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGLE): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Flaherty Airport (54XA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Valley View, TX at a field elevation of 802 ft. 54XA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGLE, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,325 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAFW.

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VFR
Observed 0035Z (7:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGLE, 9.7 nm away.

Wind
140° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.11"
Temp / Dew
69°F / 21°C
dew 61°F / 16°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KGLE 290035Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A3011 RMK AO2 T02080162

What changed at KGLE (nearest station)?

Since the 0015Z (7:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0015Z (7:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 54XA

Based on the nearest station (KGLE), 54XA is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 802 ft). 54XA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAFW, about 31 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV4 kt head3 kt left
364 kt tail3 kt right

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54XA 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 18/36
    2,325 × 75 ft · Turf/Dirt
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 54XA
    Wind
    18
    4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    36
    4 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    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
0102000Z12Z00Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

54XA 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 54XA

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

PIREP0012Z (7:12 PM CDT) · 36 NM S of 54XA · 35,000 ft MSL · B738
light to moderate turbulence
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DFW UA /OV FUZ/TM 0012/FL350/TP B738/TB LGT-MOD/RM BETTER LOWER ZFW46
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FUZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0012Reported at 00:12 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
RM BETTER LOWER ZFW46Remarks.
PIREP2355Z (6:55 PM CDT) · 85 NM NW of 54XA · 36,000 ft MSL · B38M
light clear-air turbulence
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LAW UA /OV LAW/TM 2355/FL360/TP B38M/TB LGT CAT /RM ZFW48
LAW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LAWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2355Reported at 23:55 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CATTurbulence: light clear-air turbulence.
RM ZFW48Remarks.
PIREP2311Z (6:11 PM CDT) · 35 NM SE of 54XA · 35,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
light chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CVE360005/TM 2311/FL350/TP CRJ7/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW48
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVE360005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2311Reported at 23:11 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZFW48Remarks.
PIREP2239Z (5:39 PM CDT) · 98 NM NE of 54XA · 24,000 ft MSL · CL60
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MLC UA /OV MLC260015/TM 2239/FL240/TP CL60/TB NEG/RM ZFW38
MLC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MLC260015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2239Reported at 22:39 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP CL60Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW38Remarks.
PIREP2206Z (5:06 PM CDT) · 93 NM SE of 54XA · 28,000 ft MSL · A321
occasional moderate chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CQY/TM 2206/FL280/TP A321/TB OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZFW46
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CQYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2206Reported at 22:06 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: occasional moderate chop.
RM ZFW46Remarks.
PIREP2203Z (5:03 PM CDT) · 36 NM S of 54XA · during descent · A321
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DFW UA /OV 18 NW/TM 2203/FLDURD/TP A321
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 18 NWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2203Reported at 22:03 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
PIREP2151Z (4:51 PM CDT) · 36 NM S of 54XA · 40,000 ft MSL · E55P
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DFW UA /OV XQY/TM 2151/FL400/TP E55P/TB NEG/RM ZFW20
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV XQYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2151Reported at 21:51 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW20Remarks.
PIREP2147Z (4:47 PM CDT) · 36 NM S of 54XA · 8,500 ft MSL · CRJ7
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DFW UA /OV 35 NW/TM 2147/FL085/TP CRJ7/SK BKN
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 35 NWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2147Reported at 21:47 UTC.
FL085Altitude: 8,500 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNSky 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 54XA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGLE reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,400 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
62%
36
38%

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Live crosswind meter

54XA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGLE, 9.7 nm away.

N18365 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 40° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,325 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Flaherty Airport (54XA) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
54XA
City
Valley View
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
802 ft
Coordinates
33.4893, -97.2017
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,325 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGLE
TAF
Nearest KAFW
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
23h 1m

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Pilot PIREPs for Flaherty Airport (54XA)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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