Hidden Valley Airpark (5TX0) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDTO), 5TX0 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hidden Valley Airpark in Lake Dallas, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDTO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hidden Valley Airpark (5TX0) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lake Dallas, TX at a field elevation of 611 ft. 5TX0 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDTO, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDFW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDTO, 7.6 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDTO 280853Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP195 T01610139 58002
What changed at KDTO (nearest station)?
Since the 0753Z (2:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0753Z (2:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 5TX0
Based on the nearest station (KDTO), 5TX0 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 611 ft). 5TX0 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDFW, about 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,600 ft | ASPH | 3 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 35 | 2,600 ft | ASPH | 3 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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5TX0 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 17/352,600 × 35 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5TX0Wind
- 17
- 3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 3 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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 0→3 kt, ceiling 12,000 ft → unlimited.
5TX0 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 5TX0
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
DAL UA /OV RUNWAY/TM 0405/FL003/TP B738/RM LOSS 5 KNOTS AT 300 FT
DAL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RUNWAYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0405Reported at 04:05 UTC.FL003Altitude: 300 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.RM LOSS 5 KNOTS AT 300 FTRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5TX0
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDTO reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 68%
- 35
- 32%
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Live crosswind meter
5TX0 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDTO, 7.6 nm away.
Wind is 17° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near 5TX0
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near 5TX0.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5TX0
- City
- Lake Dallas
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 611 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.1735, -97.0514
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDTO
- TAF
- Nearest KDFW
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 32m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hidden Valley Airpark (5TX0)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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