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Smith Aviation Inc Airport (78XS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KARM), 78XS is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Smith Aviation Inc Airport in El Campo, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KARM): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Smith Aviation Inc Airport (78XS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around El Campo, TX at a field elevation of 75 ft. 78XS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KARM, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KVCT.

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VFR
Observed 1715Z (12:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KARM, 13.3 nm away.

Wind
120° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
6,000 ft
Altimeter
30.16"
Temp / Dew
80°F / 27°C
feels like 83°F

Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 6,000 ft, temperature 27°C (80°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KARM 281715Z AUTO 12009KT 10SM OVC060 27/20 A3016 RMK AO2 T02650200 TSNO

What changed at KARM (nearest station)?

Since the 1655Z (11:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1655Z (11:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 78XS

Based on the nearest station (KARM), 78XS is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 75 ft). 78XS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KVCT, about 37 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
09FAV8 kt head4 kt right
278 kt tail4 kt left

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78XS 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
    2,600 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 78XS
    Wind
    09
    8 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    27
    8 kt tailwind · 4 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
0102017Z05Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→9 kt, ceiling 4,800 ft → 6,000 ft.

78XS 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 78XS

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

PIREP1727Z (12:27 PM CDT) · 75 NM E of 78XS · 4,000 ft MSL · S92
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GLS UA /OV 2846 N 9034 W/TM 1727/FL040/TP S92/SK SKC/TB NEG/RM ZHU
GLS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 2846 N 9034 WLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1727Reported at 17:27 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP S92Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1725Z (12:25 PM CDT) · 82 NM S of 78XS · 32,000 ft MSL · B738
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CRP UA /OV KCRP090050/TM 1725/FL320/TP B738/SK TOP 330/RM ZHU
CRP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KCRP090050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1725Reported at 17:25 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 330Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1719Z (12:19 PM CDT) · 71 NM NE of 78XS · 2,000 ft MSL · SF50
moderate chop turbulence
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DWH UA /OV 5 NORTH/TM 1719/FL020/TP SF50/WX -RA/TB MOD CHOP/RM VMC
DWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 NORTHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1719Reported at 17:19 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
WX -RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
RM VMCRemarks.
PIREP1711Z (12:11 PM CDT) · 100 NM NW of 78XS · 1,700 ft MSL · B737
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AUS UA /OV AUS/TM 1711/FL017/TP B737/SK OVC 017
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1711Reported at 17:11 UTC.
FL017Altitude: 1,700 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 017Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1710Z (12:10 PM CDT) · 100 NM NW of 78XS · 1,700 ft MSL · B737
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AUS UA /OV 5 MILES NORTH OF AUS/TM 1710/FL017/TP B737/SK OVC/RM BASES AT 017
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 MILES NORTH OF AUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1710Reported at 17:10 UTC.
FL017Altitude: 1,700 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES AT 017Remarks.
PIREP1709Z (12:09 PM CDT) · 72 NM NE of 78XS · during descent · E75L
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IAH UA /OV IAH 278/04/TM 1709/FLDURD/TP E75L/SK B021
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IAH 278/04Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1709Reported at 17:09 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK B021Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1645Z (11:45 AM CDT) · 72 NM NE of 78XS · during descent · E145
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IAH UA /OV IAH 278/05/TM 1645/FLDURD/TP E145/SK B025
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IAH 278/05Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1645Reported at 16:45 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK B025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1640Z (11:40 AM CDT) · 63 NM NE of 78XS · 1,800 ft MSL · E35L
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HOU UA /OV 5 NM NW HOU/TM 1640/FL018/TP E35L/SK BASES RPTD 022
HOU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 NM NW HOULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1640Reported at 16:40 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP E35LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES RPTD 022Sky 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 78XS

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KARM reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 92%MVFR 1%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 6/14 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 99%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/17 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

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
80%
27
20%

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Live crosswind meter

78XS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KARM, 13 nm away.

N09279 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 24° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Smith Aviation Inc Airport (78XS)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Daily 0800-1700 local
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
78XS
City
El Campo
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
75 ft
Coordinates
29.0530, -96.2622
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KARM
TAF
Nearest KVCT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 11m

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Pilot PIREPs for Smith Aviation Inc Airport (78XS)

Community-submitted

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

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