Old Reb Airport (5XS6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:35 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KTXW), 5XS6 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Old Reb Airport in Mercedes, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTXW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Old Reb Airport (5XS6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mercedes, TX at a field elevation of 60 ft. 5XS6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTXW, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHRL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTXW, 5.3 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 10,000 ft, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 10,000 ft.
METAR KTXW 280435Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM BKN100 24/22 A3010 RMK AO2 T02430216
What changed at KTXW (nearest station)?
Since the 0415Z (11:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 10,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for 5XS6
Based on the nearest station (KTXW), 5XS6 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 60 ft). 5XS6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHRL, about 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12FAV | 3,000 ft | ASPH-TURF-F | 3 kt head | 0 kt |
| 30 | 3,000 ft | ASPH-TURF-F | 3 kt tail | 0 kt |
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5XS6 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 12/303,000 × 40 ft · ASPH-TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5XS6Wind
- 12
- 3 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 30
- 3 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 24 h: wind 4→3 kt, ceiling 8,500 ft → 10,000 ft.
5XS6 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5XS6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTXW reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,100 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 57%
- 30
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
5XS6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTXW, 5.3 nm away.
Wind is 7° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily DAWN-DUSK local
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5XS6
- City
- Mercedes
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 60 ft
- Coordinates
- 26.1754, -97.8753
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTXW
- TAF
- Nearest KHRL
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 19h 2m
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Pilot PIREPs for Old Reb Airport (5XS6)
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