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Stiffs Airpark (72XA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:35 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KARM), 72XA is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Stiffs Airpark in Beasley, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KARM): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Stiffs Airpark (72XA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Beasley, TX at a field elevation of 118 ft. 72XA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KARM, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSGR.

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VFR
Observed 0435Z (11:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KARM, 15.2 nm away.

Wind
060° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
67°F / 20°C
dew 65°F / 19°C

Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (67°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KARM 280435Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM CLR 20/19 A3014 RMK AO2 T01960185 TSNO

What changed at KARM (nearest station)?

Since the 0415Z (11:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0415Z (11:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 72XA

Based on the nearest station (KARM), 72XA is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 118 ft). 72XA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSGR, about 22 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
15FAV0 kt head4 kt left
330 kt head4 kt right

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72XA 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 15/33
    2,400 × 80 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 72XA
    Wind
    15
    0 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    33
    0 kt headwind · 4 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
061204Z16Z04Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling 8,500 ft → unlimited.

72XA 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 72XA

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

PIREP0225Z (9:25 PM CDT) · 60 NM SW of 72XA · altitude unknown · BE20
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VCT UA /OV VCT/TM 0225/FL1100/TP BE20/SK SCT032
VCT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VCTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0225Reported at 02:25 UTC.
FL1100Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0217Z (9:17 PM CDT) · 81 NM SE of 72XA · 28,000 ft MSL · B772
occasional moderate chop 26,000–28,000 ft turbulence
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MSY UA /OV 2816N 9522W/TM 0217/FL280/TP B772/TB OCNL MOD CHOP 260-280/RM ZHU
MSY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 2816N 9522WLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0217Reported at 02:17 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP B772Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL MOD CHOP 260-280Turbulence: occasional moderate chop 26,000–28,000 ft.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP0156Z (8:56 PM CDT) · 43 NM NE of 72XA · 800 ft MSL · C172
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DWH UA /OV 170001/TM 0156/FL008/TP C172/WX 11SM
DWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 170001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0156Reported at 01:56 UTC.
FL008Altitude: 800 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
WX 11SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP0132Z (8:32 PM CDT) · 94 NM E of 72XA · during descent · P28A
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BPT UA /OV 18 SW BPT/TM 0132/FLDURD/TP P28A/SK SCT040
BPT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 18 SW BPTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0132Reported at 01:32 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 72XA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KARM reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 4,700 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 4,700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/17 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

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.

15
64%
33
36%

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Live crosswind meter

72XA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KARM, 15 nm away.

N15334 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 89° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Stiffs Airpark (72XA) with runway 15/33 marked
N ↑

Runway 15/33 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

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
72XA
City
Beasley
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
118 ft
Coordinates
29.4866, -96.0413
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,400 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KARM
TAF
Nearest KSGR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
18h 55m

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Pilot PIREPs for Stiffs Airpark (72XA)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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