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Eagles Aerodrome (55T) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAMA), 55T is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 16 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Eagles Aerodrome in Panhandle, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAMA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Eagles Aerodrome (55T) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Panhandle, TX at a field elevation of 3,475 ft. 55T has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAMA, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAMA.

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VFR
Observed 1553Z (10:53 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAMA, 14.5 nm away.

Wind
200° 16 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.12"
Temp / Dew
65°F / 18°C
dew 58°F / 14°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 900 ft, temperature 18°C (65°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KAMA 281553Z 20016KT 10SM SCT009 18/14 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01830144

What changed at KAMA (nearest station)?

Since the 1453Z (9:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category improved from IFR to VFR.
  • The 800 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for 55T

Based on the nearest station (KAMA), 55T is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 16 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 4,450 ft (field elevation 3,475 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
17FAV15 kt head5 kt right
3515 kt tail5 kt left

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55T 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 17/35
    5,000 × 80 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 55T
    Wind
    17
    15 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    35
    15 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    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
0163116Z03Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 18→16 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

55T 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 55T

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

PIREP1600Z (11:00 AM CDT) · 96 NM S of 55T · 3,700 ft MSL · C425
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LBB UA /OV KLBB170001/TM 1600/FL037/TP C425/SK OVC037
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLBB170001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1600Reported at 16:00 UTC.
FL037Altitude: 3,700 ft MSL.
TP C425Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC037Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1556Z (10:56 AM CDT) · 75 NM SE of 55T · 3,800 ft MSL · CL35
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CDS UA /OV CDS/TM 1556/FL038/TP CL35/SK BKN 038/RM ZFW35
CDS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CDSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1556Reported at 15:56 UTC.
FL038Altitude: 3,800 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN 038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW35Remarks.
PIREP1518Z (10:18 AM CDT) · 61 NM NW of 55T · 34,000 ft MSL · B39M
moderate clear-air turbulence turb turbulence
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DHT UA /OV DHT073030/TM 1518/FL340/TP B39M/TB MOD CAT TURB/RM ZAB FDCS
DHT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DHT073030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1518Reported at 15:18 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CAT TURBTurbulence: moderate clear-air turbulence turb.
RM ZAB FDCSRemarks.
PIREP1510Z (10:10 AM CDT) · 98 NM S of 55T · 4,900 ft MSL · E50P
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LBB UA /OV LBB170004/TM 1510/FL049/TP E50P/SK OVC049
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LBB170004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1510Reported at 15:10 UTC.
FL049Altitude: 4,900 ft MSL.
TP E50PAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC049Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1324Z (8:24 AM CDT) · 70 NM S of 55T · 16,000 ft MSL · PA46
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PVW UA /OV PVW/TM 1324/FL160/TP PA46/TB NEG/RM ZFW64
PVW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PVWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1324Reported at 13:24 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP PA46Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW64Remarks.
PIREP1223Z (7:23 AM CDT) · 14 NM W of 55T · during climb · A319
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AMA UA /OV PNH170002/TM 1223/FLDURC/TP A319/SK OVC044-TOP046
AMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNH170002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1223Reported at 12:23 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC044-TOP046Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1140Z (6:40 AM CDT) · 13 NM W of 55T · during descent · BE20
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AMA UA /OV PNH040002/TM 1140/FLDURD/TP BE20/SK OVC041
AMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNH040002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1140Reported at 11:40 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC041Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1136Z (6:36 AM CDT) · 94 NM S of 55T · 3,700 ft MSL · PC12
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LBB UA /OV LBB/TM 1136/FL037/TP PC12/RM BASES 037 TOPS 046
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LBBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1136Reported at 11:36 UTC.
FL037Altitude: 3,700 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASES 037 TOPS 046Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 55T

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAMA reported mostly VFR across 29 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 79%MVFR 3%IFR 17%
Wind avg/max: 15/20 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 76%MVFR 11%IFR 6%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 11/21 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 20

Most recent change: VFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
82%
35
18%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1403Z (9:03 AM CDT)

TAF KAMA 281403Z 2814/2912 21014G24KT P6SM OVC007 FM281600 22017G27KT P6SM FEW250 FM282300 21010KT P6SM SKC

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Live crosswind meter

55T has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAMA, 15 nm away.

N173516 kt
Headwind
15 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 5,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Eagles Aerodrome (55T) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
24 hours
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
55T
City
Panhandle
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
3,475 ft
Coordinates
35.2142, -101.4108
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KAMA
TAF
Nearest KAMA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 29m

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Pilot PIREPs for Eagles Aerodrome (55T)

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

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