Frontier Airport (55XS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K5T9), 55XS is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Frontier Airport in Brackettville, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K5T9): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Frontier Airport (55XS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Brackettville, TX at a field elevation of 1,001 ft. 55XS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K5T9, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 4,316 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDLF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K5T9, 19.1 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 1,300 ft, broken clouds at 5,500 ft, overcast at 6,500 ft, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,500 ft.
METAR K5T9 281355Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM SCT013 BKN055 OVC065 20/20 A3010 RMK A01
What changed at K5T9 (nearest station)?
Since the 1330Z (8:30 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1330Z (8:30 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 55XS
Based on the nearest station (K5T9), 55XS is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 01. Density altitude is approximately 1,600 ft (field elevation 1,001 ft). 55XS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDLF, about 22 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01FAV | 4,316 ft | ASPH | 1 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 19 | 4,316 ft | ASPH | 1 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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55XS 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 01/194,316 × 60 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 55XSWind
- 01
- 1 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 1 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
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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 7→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → 5,500 ft.
55XS 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 55XS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ERV UA /OV KERV/TM 1401/FL023/TP C750/SK BASE 023/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KERVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1401Reported at 14:01 UTC.FL023Altitude: 2,300 ft MSL.TP C750Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE 023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
ERV UA /OV ERV/TM 1346/FL023/TP C172/SK BASE 023/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ERVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1346Reported at 13:46 UTC.FL023Altitude: 2,300 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE 023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 55XS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K5T9 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,300 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 54%
- 19
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
55XS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K5T9, 19 nm away.
Wind is 79° off runway 01, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 55XS
- City
- Brackettville
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,001 ft
- Coordinates
- 29.1663, -100.4180
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,316 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K5T9
- TAF
- Nearest KDLF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 45m
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Pilot PIREPs for Frontier Airport (55XS)
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