Ott Farms Airport (7TS8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHRX), 7TS8 is currently IFR with winds from 230° at 15 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Ott Farms Airport in Dimmitt, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHRX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ott Farms Airport (7TS8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dimmitt, TX at a field elevation of 3,817 ft. 7TS8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHRX, about 28 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPVW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHRX, 28 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (230°) at 15 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 700 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 700 ft.
METAR KHRX 281115Z AUTO 23015G20KT 10SM OVC007 16/16 A3010 RMK AO2 T01620155 TSNO
What changed at KHRX (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 7TS8
Based on the nearest station (KHRX), 7TS8 is currently IFR with winds from 230° at 15 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 700 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 4,650 ft (field elevation 3,817 ft). 7TS8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPVW, about 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 3,800 ft | DIRT | 8 kt head | 13 kt right (g17) |
| 35 | 3,800 ft | DIRT | 10 kt tail | 11 kt left (g15) |
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7TS8 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 17/353,800 × 30 ft · DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 7TS8Wind
- 17
- 8 kt headwind · 13 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 10 kt tailwind · 11 kt crosswind from left
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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 10→15 kt, ceiling unlimited → 700 ft.
7TS8 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 7TS8
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 7TS8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHRX reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
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%
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Live crosswind meter
7TS8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHRX, 28 nm away.
Wind is 60° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 7TS8
- City
- Dimmitt
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,817 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.4038, -102.4540
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHRX
- TAF
- Nearest KPVW
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 25m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ott Farms Airport (7TS8)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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