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Yancey Creek Ranch North Airport (6TX0) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLZZ), 6TX0 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Yancey Creek Ranch North Airport in Lampasas, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLZZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Yancey Creek Ranch North Airport (6TX0) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lampasas, TX at a field elevation of 1,401 ft. 6TX0 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLZZ, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 1,961 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRK.

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VFR
Observed 2215Z (5:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLZZ, 9.4 nm away.

Wind
130° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.09"
Temp / Dew
81°F / 27°C
dew 64°F / 18°C

Wind from the southeast (130°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 5,500 ft, a few clouds at 8,000 ft, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KLZZ 282215Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM FEW055 FEW080 27/18 A3009 RMK AO2

What changed at KLZZ (nearest station)?

Since the 2155Z (4:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2155Z (4:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 6TX0

Based on the nearest station (KLZZ), 6TX0 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 2,950 ft (field elevation 1,401 ft). 6TX0 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRK, about 28 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
13FAV6 kt head1 kt left
316 kt tail1 kt right

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6TX0 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 13/31
    1,961 × 80 ft · Dirt
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6TX0
    Wind
    13
    6 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    31
    6 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    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
081622Z10Z22Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

6TX0 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 6TX0

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

PIREP2201Z (5:01 PM CDT) · 26 NM SE of 6TX0 · 27,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light chop turbulence
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GRK UA /OV AGJ170030/TM 2201/FL270/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGJ170030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2201Reported at 22:01 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP2156Z (4:56 PM CDT) · 90 NM NW of 6TX0 · 34,000 ft MSL · B738
moderate chop turbulence
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ABI UA /OV ABI090035/TM 2156/FL340/TP B738/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZFW94
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABI090035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2156Reported at 21:56 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
RM ZFW94Remarks.
PIREP2121Z (4:21 PM CDT) · 64 NM W of 6TX0 · 31,000 ft MSL · UAL2044
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ARP UAL2044 3040N 09932W 2121 F310 MS37 250/052KT TB LIGHT SK IN CLOUDS IC NONE
ARP UAL2044 3040N 09932W 212…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP2102Z (4:02 PM CDT) · 22 NM E of 6TX0 · 37,000 ft MSL · A21N
occasional light chop turbulence
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AUS UA /OV CWK320040/TM 2102/FL370/TP A21N/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWK320040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2102Reported at 21:02 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP2045Z (3:45 PM CDT) · 71 NM SW of 6TX0 · 32,000 ft MSL · B737
moderate chop turbulence
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JCT UA /OV JCT090010/TM 2045/FL320/TP B737/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
JCT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JCT090010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2045Reported at 20:45 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP2043Z (3:43 PM CDT) · 100 NM E of 6TX0 · 12,000 ft MSL · SW4
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CLL UA /OV TNV330050/TM 2043/FL120/TP SW4/TB NEG CHOP/RM ZHU
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TNV330050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2043Reported at 20:43 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP SW4Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG CHOPTurbulence: none reported chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP2037Z (3:37 PM CDT) · 55 NM SW of 6TX0 · 37,000 ft MSL · UAL1717
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ARP UAL1717 3025N 09909W 2037 F370 243/100KT TB LGT OCNL MOD IC
ARP UAL1717 3025N 09909W 203…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP2017Z (3:17 PM CDT) · 81 NM NW of 6TX0 · 8,000 ft MSL · BE35
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COM UA /OV E30090010 /TM 2017 /FL080 /TP BE35 /SK BKNUNKN-TOP080 /WV 17003KT
COM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV E30090010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2017Reported at 20:17 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP BE35Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNUNKN-TOP080Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WV 17003KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 6TX0

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLZZ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 75%MVFR 25%
Wind avg/max: 4/10 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 4%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

13
65%
31
35%

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Live crosswind meter

6TX0 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLZZ, 9.4 nm away.

N13316 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 6° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Dirt · 1,961 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Yancey Creek Ranch North Airport (6TX0) with runway 13/31 marked
N ↑

Runway 13/31 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
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
6TX0
City
Lampasas
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,401 ft
Coordinates
31.0479, -98.3655
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,961 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLZZ
TAF
Nearest KGRK
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
1h 19m

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Pilot PIREPs for Yancey Creek Ranch North Airport (6TX0)

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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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