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XL Ranch Airport (77XA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KT78), 77XA is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near XL Ranch Airport in Winnie, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KT78): conditions and runway crosswinds.

XL Ranch Airport (77XA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Winnie, TX at a field elevation of 37 ft. 77XA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KT78, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,050 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBPT.

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VFR
Observed 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KT78, 18 nm away.

Wind
130° 10 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.17"
Temp / Dew
82°F / 28°C
dew 63°F / 17°C

Wind from the southeast (130°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KT78 281615Z AUTO 13010KT 10SM CLR 28/17 A3017 RMK AO2

What changed at KT78 (nearest station)?

Since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts are no longer reported.

Current pilot readout for 77XA

Based on the nearest station (KT78), 77XA is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 37 ft). 77XA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBPT, about 27 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
17FAV7 kt head7 kt left
357 kt tail7 kt right

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77XA 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 17/35
    3,050 × 80 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 77XA
    Wind
    17
    7 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
    35
    7 kt tailwind · 7 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
091816Z04Z16Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

77XA 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 77XA

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

PIREP1613Z (11:13 AM CDT) · 56 NM W of 77XA · 1,100 ft MSL · P28A
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DWH UA /OV 8 WEST/TM 1613/FL011/TP P28A/SK SCT TO BKN/RM BASES 017
DWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 8 WESTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1613Reported at 16:13 UTC.
FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT TO BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 017Remarks.
PIREP1559Z (10:59 AM CDT) · 44 NM W of 77XA · during descent · CRJ2
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IAH UA /OV DURD/TM 1559/FL030/TP CRJ2/SK BKN/RM BASES BKN030 DURD
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DURDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1559Reported at 15:59 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES BKN030 DURDRemarks.
PIREP1535Z (10:35 AM CDT) · 41 NM W of 77XA · 5,000 ft MSL · LJ45
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HOU UA /OV HOU/TM 1535/FL050/TP LJ45/SK OVC045 TOPS 065
HOU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HOULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1535Reported at 15:35 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP LJ45Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC045 TOPS 065Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1533Z (10:33 AM CDT) · 41 NM W of 77XA · during climb · E145
smooth ride turbulence
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HOU UA /OV HOU/TM 1533/FL065/TP E145/SK TOPS 065/TB SMOOTH RIDE /RM DURC
HOU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HOULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1533Reported at 15:33 UTC.
FL065Altitude: 6,500 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 065Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB SMOOTH RIDETurbulence: smooth ride.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 56 NM W of 77XA · altitude unknown · C172
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DWH UA /OV DWH/TM 1523/FLUNK/TP C172/SK BKN017 TOPS 019
DWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DWHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1523Reported at 15:23 UTC.
FLUNKAltitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN017 TOPS 019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1520Z (10:20 AM CDT) · 44 NM W of 77XA · during climb · E75L
occasional light chop turbulence
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IAH UA /OV IAH/TM 1520/FL190/TP E75L/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM DURC ZHU
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IAHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1520Reported at 15:20 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM DURC ZHURemarks.
PIREP1514Z (10:14 AM CDT) · 56 NM W of 77XA · 1,200 ft MSL · P28A
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DWH UA /OV 9 NORTHWEST/TM 1514/FL012/TP P28A/RM VMC
DWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 9 NORTHWESTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1514Reported at 15:14 UTC.
FL012Altitude: 1,200 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
RM VMCRemarks.
PIREP1503Z (10:03 AM CDT) · 41 NM W of 77XA · during descent · A320
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IAH UA /OV KIAH050005/TM 1503/FLDURD/TP A320/WX -RA/TB NEG
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KIAH050005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1503Reported at 15:03 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
WX -RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 77XA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KT78 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 67%MVFR 18%IFR 1%LIFR 14%
Wind avg/max: 2/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 85%MVFR 8%IFR 3%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 28

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.

17
51%
35
49%

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Live crosswind meter

77XA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KT78, 18 nm away.

N173510 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
7 kt

Wind is 43° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,050 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of XL Ranch Airport (77XA) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 17/35 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
77XA
City
Winnie
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
37 ft
Coordinates
29.8260, -94.5111
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,050 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KT78
TAF
Nearest KBPT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 7m

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Pilot PIREPs for XL Ranch Airport (77XA)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for XL Ranch Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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