Reed Airport (5TA4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:53 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KAMA), 5TA4 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 15 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Reed Airport in Claude, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAMA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Reed Airport (5TA4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Claude, TX at a field elevation of 3,369 ft. 5TA4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAMA, about 27 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 4 physical runways (N, NE, S, SW), the longest 3,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAMA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAMA, 27 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 kt, visibility 6 statute miles, scattered clouds at 1,500 ft, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KAMA 271453Z 20015KT 6SM BR SCT015 16/14 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP182 T01560139 53001
What changed at KAMA (nearest station)?
Since the 1443Z (9:43 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for 5TA4
Based on the nearest station (KAMA), 5TA4 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 15 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 3,950 ft (field elevation 3,369 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 3,100 ft | TURF | 14 kt tail | 5 kt left |
| NE | 2,500 ft | TURF | 14 kt tail | 5 kt left |
| S | 3,100 ft | TURF | 14 kt tail | 5 kt left |
| SW | 2,500 ft | TURF | 14 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 11→15 kt, ceiling 7,500 ft → unlimited.
5TA4 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 5TA4
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LTS UA /OV LTS215015/TM 1512/FL100/TP C17/SK BASE055 TOP080/RM ZFW34
LTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LTS215015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1512Reported at 15:12 UTC.FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.TP C17Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE055 TOP080Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZFW34Remarks.Show raw report
CVS UA /OV TXO180030/TM 1507/FL350/TP E75L/TB NEG/RM ZFW55
CVS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TXO180030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1507Reported at 15:07 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZFW55Remarks.Show raw report
LBB UA /OV KLBB350005/TM 1505/FL043/TP B752/SK BKN043-TOP063/RM DURD
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KLBB350005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1505Reported at 15:05 UTC.FL043Altitude: 4,300 ft MSL.TP B752Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN043-TOP063Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
AMA UA /OV PNH180010/TM 1420/FLDURC/TP PRM1/SK OVC040-TOP052
AMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PNH180010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1420Reported at 14:20 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP PRM1Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC040-TOP052Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
LBB UA /OV KLBB180004/TM 1420/FL060/TP E75L/SK BKN051 TOP060
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KLBB180004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1420Reported at 14:20 UTC.FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.SK BKN051 TOP060Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
CDS UA /OV CDS110030/TM 1332/FL340/TP B738/SK TOP 340/RM -ZFW47
CDS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CDS110030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1332Reported at 13:32 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP 340Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM -ZFW47Remarks.Show raw report
LBB UA /OV KLBB010013/TM 1301/FL055/TP E170/SK OVC055-UNKN/RM DURD
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KLBB010013Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1301Reported at 13:01 UTC.FL055Altitude: 5,500 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC055-UNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
CDS UA /OV CDS160035/TM 1252/FL340/TP A21N/RM SMOOTH -ZFW94
CDS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CDS160035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1252Reported at 12:52 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.RM SMOOTH -ZFW94Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5TA4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAMA reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 59 observations, with 22 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/NE/S/SW
- 100%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1536Z (10:36 AM CDT)
TAF KAMA 271536Z 2716/2812 20014G24KT P6SM BKN019 FM271730 20012G22KT P6SM FEW005 BKN040 FM280000 16013KT P6SM FEW005
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5TA4
- City
- Claude
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,369 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.9001, -101.3170
- Runways
- 4 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAMA
- TAF
- Nearest KAMA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 19m
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Pilot PIREPs for Reed Airport (5TA4)
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