Silverton Municipal Airport (79XS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPVW), 79XS is currently IFR with winds from 210° at 16 knots gusting 23, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Silverton Municipal Airport in Silverton, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPVW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Silverton Municipal Airport (79XS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Silverton, TX at a field elevation of 3,267 ft. 79XS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPVW, about 28 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,530 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPVW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPVW, 27.6 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 16 kt, gusting 23 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.
METAR KPVW 281115Z AUTO 21016G23KT 8SM OVC006 16/16 A3010 RMK AO2
What changed at KPVW (nearest station)?
Since the 1055Z (5:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1055Z (5:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 79XS
Based on the nearest station (KPVW), 79XS is currently IFR with winds from 210° at 16 knots gusting 23, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 3,950 ft (field elevation 3,267 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 3,530 ft | TURF | 14 kt head | 8 kt right (g12) |
| 35 | 3,530 ft | TURF | 14 kt tail | 8 kt left (g11) |
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79XS 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 17/353,530 × 190 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 79XSWind
- 17
- 14 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 14 kt tailwind · 8 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→16 kt, ceiling 2,200 ft → 600 ft.
79XS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 79XS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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AMA UA /OV PNH170002/TM 1111/FLDURC/TP A319/SK OVC012-TOP014
AMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PNH170002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1111Reported at 11:11 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC012-TOP014Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
LBB UA /OV LBB130003/TM 1010/FL050/TP A319/SK BKN038-TOPUNKN
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LBB130003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1010Reported at 10:10 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN038-TOPUNKNSky 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 79XS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPVW reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 70 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 78%
- 35
- 22%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (6:20 AM CDT)
TAF KPVW 281120Z 2812/2912 21011KT 6SM BR BKN006 FM281500 22011KT P6SM OVC015 FM281900 20011KT P6SM FEW250 FM290000 18006KT P6SM SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
79XS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPVW, 28 nm away.
Wind is 31° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 79XS
- City
- Silverton
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,267 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.4679, -101.2957
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,530 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPVW
- TAF
- Nearest KPVW
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 20m
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Pilot PIREPs for Silverton Municipal Airport (79XS)
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