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Mullins Landing Airport (6XS3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTKI), 6XS3 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Mullins Landing Airport in Farmersville, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTKI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Mullins Landing Airport (6XS3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Farmersville, TX at a field elevation of 550 ft. 6XS3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTKI, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,980 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDAL.

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VFR
Observed 0053Z (7:53 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTKI, 10.6 nm away.

Wind
140° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.10"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 64°F / 18°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KTKI 290053Z 14006KT 10SM CLR 23/18 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02280178

What changed at KTKI (nearest station)?

Since the 2353Z (6:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure rising: altimeter 30.08 → 30.10 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 6XS3

Based on the nearest station (KTKI), 6XS3 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 550 ft). 6XS3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDAL, about 29 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
09FAV4 kt head5 kt right
274 kt tail5 kt left

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6XS3 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 09/27
    1,980 × 30 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6XS3
    Wind
    09
    4 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    27
    4 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
071401Z14Z00Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

6XS3 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 6XS3

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

PIREP0126Z (8:26 PM CDT) · 79 NM S of 6XS3 · 28,000 ft MSL · UAL2341
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ARP UAL2341 3150N 09615W 0126 F280 260/050KT TB OCNL LGT CHOP IC
ARP UAL2341 3150N 09615W 012…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP0119Z (8:19 PM CDT) · 44 NM E of 6XS3 · 33,000 ft MSL · A21N
light chop turbulence
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GGG UA /OV GGG300050/TM 0119/FL330/TP A21N/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW86
GGG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GGG300050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0119Reported at 01:19 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZFW86Remarks.
PIREP0117Z (8:17 PM CDT) · 95 NM N of 6XS3 · 35,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
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MLC UA /OV MLC220015/TM 0117/FL350/TP CRJ9/TB NEG/RM ZFW48
MLC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MLC220015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0117Reported at 01:17 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW48Remarks.
PIREP0106Z (8:06 PM CDT) · 98 NM SW of 6XS3 · 28,000 ft MSL · A21N
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MWL UA /OV MQP190020/TM 0106/FL280/TP A21N/TB NEG 280/RM ZFW62
MWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQP190020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0106Reported at 01:06 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB NEG 280Turbulence: none reported 280.
RM ZFW62Remarks.
PIREP0012Z (7:12 PM CDT) · 43 NM W of 6XS3 · 35,000 ft MSL · B738
light to moderate turbulence
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DFW UA /OV FUZ/TM 0012/FL350/TP B738/TB LGT-MOD/RM BETTER LOWER ZFW46
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FUZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0012Reported at 00:12 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
RM BETTER LOWER ZFW46Remarks.
PIREP2311Z (6:11 PM CDT) · 27 NM W of 6XS3 · 35,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
light chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CVE360005/TM 2311/FL350/TP CRJ7/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW48
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVE360005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2311Reported at 23:11 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZFW48Remarks.
PIREP2206Z (5:06 PM CDT) · 58 NM S of 6XS3 · 28,000 ft MSL · A321
occasional moderate chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CQY/TM 2206/FL280/TP A321/TB OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZFW46
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CQYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2206Reported at 22:06 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: occasional moderate chop.
RM ZFW46Remarks.
PIREP2203Z (5:03 PM CDT) · 36 NM SW of 6XS3 · during descent · A321
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DFW UA /OV 18 NW/TM 2203/FLDURD/TP A321
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 18 NWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2203Reported at 22:03 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 6XS3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTKI reported mostly VFR across 27 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 85%MVFR 4%IFR 4%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

09
87%
27
13%

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Live crosswind meter

6XS3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTKI, 11 nm away.

N09276 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt

Wind is 50° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,980 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Mullins Landing Airport (6XS3)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
6XS3
City
Farmersville
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
550 ft
Coordinates
33.1385, -96.3855
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,980 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KTKI
TAF
Nearest KDAL
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
21h 58m

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Pilot PIREPs for Mullins Landing Airport (6XS3)

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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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