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Luscombe Acres Airport (6XS2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:55 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCPT), 6XS2 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 13 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Luscombe Acres Airport in Alvarado, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCPT): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Luscombe Acres Airport (6XS2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Alvarado, TX at a field elevation of 700 ft. 6XS2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCPT, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (02/20, 14/32), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGKY.

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VFR
Observed 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCPT, 11.9 nm away.

Wind
170° 13 kt
gusting 17 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.10"
Temp / Dew
78°F / 26°C
dew 64°F / 18°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 13 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,800 ft, temperature 26°C (78°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCPT 281755Z AUTO 17013G17KT 10SM FEW038 26/18 A3010 RMK AO2 T02580180 $

What changed at KCPT (nearest station)?

Since the 1735Z (12:35 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 17 kt.
  • Wind speed up from 8 to 13 kt.

Current pilot readout for 6XS2

Based on the nearest station (KCPT), 6XS2 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 13 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (14, 20). Density altitude is approximately 1,950 ft (field elevation 700 ft). 6XS2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGKY, about 20 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
14FAV12 kt head5 kt right (g7)
2011 kt head7 kt left (g9)
0211 kt tail7 kt right (g9)
3212 kt tail5 kt left (g7)

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6XS2 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 02/20
    1,650 × 80 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6XS2
    Wind
    02
    11 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
    20
    11 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 14/32
    2,300 × 90 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6XS2
    Wind
    14
    12 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    32
    12 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    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
0102018Z06Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 8→13 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

6XS2 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 6XS2

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

PIREP1747Z (12:47 PM CDT) · 50 NM W of 6XS2 · 4,200 ft MSL · PA30
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SEP UA /OV SEP/TM 1747/FL042/TP PA30/SK BASES AT 042/RM ZFW62
SEP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1747Reported at 17:47 UTC.
FL042Altitude: 4,200 ft MSL.
TP PA30Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES AT 042Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW62Remarks.
PIREP1740Z (12:40 PM CDT) · 32 NM W of 6XS2 · 3,000 ft MSL · P28A
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GDJ UA /OV GDJ/TM 1740/FL030/TP P28A/SK BASES AT 030/RM ZFW62
GDJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GDJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1740Reported at 17:40 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES AT 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW62Remarks.
PIREP1735Z (12:35 PM CDT) · 95 NM E of 6XS2 · 4,000 ft MSL · EA50
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GGG UA /OV TYR360020/TM 1735/FL040/TP EA50/SK TOP047
GGG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TYR360020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP EA50Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP047Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1704Z (12:04 PM CDT) · 34 NM N of 6XS2 · during climb · A321
light turbulence
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DFW UA /OV DFW 2SW/TM 1704/FLDURC/TP A321/SK SCT028/TB LGT
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DFW 2SWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1704Reported at 17:04 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
PIREP1637Z (11:37 AM CDT) · 91 NM NW of 6XS2 · 28,000 ft MSL · PC12
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ABI UA /OV ABI045070/TM 1637/FL280/TP PC12/TB NEG/RM ZFW94
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABI045070Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1637Reported at 16:37 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW94Remarks.
PIREP1608Z (11:08 AM CDT) · 46 NM S of 6XS2 · during climb · P28A
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CNW UA /OV CNW180003/TM 1608/FL010/TP P28A/SK OVC010-TOP UNKN/RM DURC
CNW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CNW180003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1608Reported at 16:08 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC010-TOP UNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1600Z (11:00 AM CDT) · 85 NM S of 6XS2 · 1,800 ft MSL · AH64
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GRK UA/OV KHLR/TM 1600/FL018/TP AH64/SK OVC018-TOPUNKN
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHLRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1600Reported at 16:00 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP AH64Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC018-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1559Z (10:59 AM CDT) · 93 NM SW of 6XS2 · 39,000 ft MSL · B738
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GRK UA /OV AGJ150015/TM 1559/FL390/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZHU
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGJ150015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1559Reported at 15:59 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 6XS2

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCPT reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 71 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,600 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 45%MVFR 4%IFR 51%
Wind avg/max: 6/13 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 92%MVFR 1%IFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 5/15 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,600 ft
Lowest vis: 1.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 5

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.

14
61%
02
24%
32
11%
20
4%

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Live crosswind meter

6XS2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCPT, 12 nm away.

N143213 kt
Headwind
12 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt
Headwind in gusts
16 kt
Crosswind in gusts
7 kt

Wind is 23° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Luscombe Acres Airport (6XS2) with runway 02/20, 14/32 marked
N ↑

Runway 02/20, 14/32 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
24 hours
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
6XS2
City
Alvarado
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
700 ft
Coordinates
32.3460, -97.1992
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCPT
TAF
Nearest KGKY
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 46m

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Pilot PIREPs for Luscombe Acres Airport (6XS2)

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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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