Wings For Christ International Flight Academy Airport (73F) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCNW), 73F is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Wings For Christ International Flight Academy Airport in Waco, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCNW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Wings For Christ International Flight Academy Airport (73F) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Waco, TX at a field elevation of 455 ft. 73F has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCNW, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KACT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCNW, 2.8 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 600 ft, scattered clouds at 1,000 ft, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCNW 280935Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM FEW006 SCT010 15/14 A3012 RMK AO2
What changed at KCNW (nearest station)?
Since the 0922Z (4:22 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0922Z (4:22 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 73F
Based on the nearest station (KCNW), 73F is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 300 ft (field elevation 455 ft). 73F does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KACT, about 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 3,000 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 34 | 3,000 ft | TURF-G | 3 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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73F 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 16/343,000 × 80 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 73FWind
- 16
- 4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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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 23 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
73F weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 73F
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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DAL UA /OV RUNWAY/TM 0405/FL003/TP B738/RM LOSS 5 KNOTS AT 300 FT
DAL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RUNWAYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0405Reported at 04:05 UTC.FL003Altitude: 300 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.RM LOSS 5 KNOTS AT 300 FTRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 73F
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCNW reported mostly VFR across 45 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 12,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 60%
- 34
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
73F has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCNW, 2.8 nm away.
Wind is 27° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near 73F
FAA TFR data shows active temporary flight restrictions near 73F.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 73F
- City
- Waco
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 455 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.6238, -97.0225
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCNW
- TAF
- Nearest KACT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 47m
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Pilot PIREPs for Wings For Christ International Flight Academy Airport (73F)
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