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Flying K Airport (7TX8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAMA), 7TX8 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 16 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Flying K Airport in Amarillo, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAMA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Flying K Airport (7TX8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Amarillo, TX at a field elevation of 3,560 ft. 7TX8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAMA, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 3,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAMA.

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VFR
Observed 1653Z (11:53 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAMA, 17.6 nm away.

Wind
190° 16 kt
gusting 22 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.12"
Temp / Dew
69°F / 21°C
dew 59°F / 15°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 16 kt, gusting 22 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KAMA 281653Z 19016G22KT 10SM CLR 21/15 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02060150

What changed at KAMA (nearest station)?

Since the 1553Z (10:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 22 kt.

Current pilot readout for 7TX8

Based on the nearest station (KAMA), 7TX8 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 16 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 19. Density altitude is approximately 4,850 ft (field elevation 3,560 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
19FAV16 kt head3 kt left
0116 kt tail3 kt left (g4)

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7TX8 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 01/19
    3,600 × 25 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 7TX8
    Wind
    01
    16 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    19
    16 kt headwind · 3 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
0163117Z05Z16Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 18→16 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

7TX8 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 7TX8

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

PIREP1713Z (12:13 PM CDT) · 80 NM S of 7TX8 · 5,000 ft MSL · GLF5
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LBB UA /OV LBB020005/TM 1713/FL050/TP GLF5/SK OVC048 OVC050
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LBB020005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1713Reported at 17:13 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP GLF5Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC048 OVC050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1637Z (11:37 AM CDT) · 97 NM SE of 7TX8 · 3,800 ft MSL · SF50
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CDS UA /OV CDS/TM 1637/FL038/TP SF50/SK BASES AT 038/RM ZFW35
CDS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CDSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1637Reported at 16:37 UTC.
FL038Altitude: 3,800 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES AT 038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW35Remarks.
PIREP1600Z (11:00 AM CDT) · 88 NM S of 7TX8 · 3,700 ft MSL · C425
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LBB UA /OV KLBB170001/TM 1600/FL037/TP C425/SK OVC037
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLBB170001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1600Reported at 16:00 UTC.
FL037Altitude: 3,700 ft MSL.
TP C425Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC037Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1556Z (10:56 AM CDT) · 97 NM SE of 7TX8 · 3,800 ft MSL · CL35
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CDS UA /OV CDS/TM 1556/FL038/TP CL35/SK BKN 038/RM ZFW35
CDS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CDSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1556Reported at 15:56 UTC.
FL038Altitude: 3,800 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN 038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW35Remarks.
PIREP1518Z (10:18 AM CDT) · 62 NM N of 7TX8 · 34,000 ft MSL · B39M
moderate clear-air turbulence turb turbulence
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DHT UA /OV DHT073030/TM 1518/FL340/TP B39M/TB MOD CAT TURB/RM ZAB FDCS
DHT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DHT073030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1518Reported at 15:18 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CAT TURBTurbulence: moderate clear-air turbulence turb.
RM ZAB FDCSRemarks.
PIREP1510Z (10:10 AM CDT) · 88 NM S of 7TX8 · 4,900 ft MSL · E50P
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LBB UA /OV LBB170004/TM 1510/FL049/TP E50P/SK OVC049
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LBB170004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1510Reported at 15:10 UTC.
FL049Altitude: 4,900 ft MSL.
TP E50PAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC049Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1324Z (8:24 AM CDT) · 63 NM S of 7TX8 · 16,000 ft MSL · PA46
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PVW UA /OV PVW/TM 1324/FL160/TP PA46/TB NEG/RM ZFW64
PVW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PVWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1324Reported at 13:24 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP PA46Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW64Remarks.
PIREP1223Z (7:23 AM CDT) · 18 NM E of 7TX8 · during climb · A319
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AMA UA /OV PNH170002/TM 1223/FLDURC/TP A319/SK OVC044-TOP046
AMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNH170002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1223Reported at 12:23 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC044-TOP046Sky 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 7TX8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAMA reported mostly VFR across 28 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 79%MVFR 4%IFR 18%
Wind avg/max: 15/20 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 76%MVFR 11%IFR 6%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 11/21 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 21

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

19
81%
01
19%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1721Z (12:21 PM CDT)

TAF KAMA 281721Z 2818/2918 20016G22KT P6SM SKC FM290000 18010KT P6SM SKC FM291300 20009KT P6SM SCT007 TEMPO 2913/2916 4SM BR BKN007

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Live crosswind meter

7TX8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAMA, 18 nm away.

N190116 kt
Headwind
16 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt
Headwind in gusts
22 kt
Crosswind in gusts
3 kt

Wind is 9° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Flying K Airport (7TX8)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
24 hours
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
7TX8
City
Amarillo
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
3,560 ft
Coordinates
35.1076, -102.0380
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KAMA
TAF
Nearest KAMA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 20m

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Pilot PIREPs for Flying K Airport (7TX8)

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

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