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Ashford Field (7TX9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:53 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KTXK), 7TX9 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Ashford Field in Old Boston, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTXK): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ashford Field (7TX9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Old Boston, TX at a field elevation of 305 ft. 7TX9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTXK, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTXK.

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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 KTXK, 23.1 nm away.

Wind
180° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.23"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KTXK 271653Z 18009KT 10SM FEW110 24/11 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP234 T02390111

What changed at KTXK (nearest station)?

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

No significant changes since the 1553Z (10:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 7TX9

Based on the nearest station (KTXK), 7TX9 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,050 ft (field elevation 305 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
NFAV9 kt tail0 kt
S9 kt tail0 kt

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061217Z05Z16Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 8→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

7TX9 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 7TX9

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

PIREP1703Z (12:03 PM CDT) · 72 NM SE of 7TX9 · 34,000 ft MSL · B38M
intermittent light chop turbulence
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BAD UA /OV EMG/TM 1703/FL340/TP B38M/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM ZFW86
BAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EMGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1703Reported at 17:03 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
RM ZFW86Remarks.
PIREP1549Z (10:49 AM CDT) · 65 NM N of 7TX9 · 9,000 ft MSL · BE33
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RKR UA /OV PGO180015/TM 1549/FL090/TP BE33/WX LGT RA/TB NEG/RM ZFW27
RKR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PGO180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1549Reported at 15:49 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP BE33Aircraft type reporting.
WX LGT RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW27Remarks.
PIREP1545Z (10:45 AM CDT) · 44 NM E of 7TX9 · 27,000 ft MSL · BE20
m22 turbulencelight rime icing
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TXK UA /OV TXK090025/TM 1545/FL270/TP BE20/TB M22/IC LGT RIME/RM ZFW28
TXK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TXK090025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1545Reported at 15:45 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
TB M22Turbulence: m22.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZFW28Remarks.
PIREP1512Z (10:12 AM CDT) · 34 NM E of 7TX9 · 5,500 ft MSL · C172
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TXK UA /OV TXK140025/TM 1512/FL055/TP C172/SK NEG /IC NEG/RM ZFW27
TXK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TXK140025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1512Reported at 15:12 UTC.
FL055Altitude: 5,500 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK NEGSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZFW27Remarks.
PIREP1509Z (10:09 AM CDT) · 84 NM W of 7TX9 · 17,000 ft MSL · E170
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GVT UA /OV GVT/TM 1509/FL170/TP E170/SK SKC/RM ZFW83
GVT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GVTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1509Reported at 15:09 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW83Remarks.
PIREP1505Z (10:05 AM CDT) · 69 NM NW of 7TX9 · 32,000 ft MSL · E170
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PRX UA /OV PRX010050/TM 1505/FL320/TP E170/TB NEG/RM ZFW42
PRX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PRX010050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1505Reported at 15:05 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW42Remarks.
PIREP1421Z (9:21 AM CDT) · 93 NM SE of 7TX9 · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
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MLU UA /OV SWB300030/TM 1421/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG 370/RM ZHU
MLU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SWB300030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1421Reported at 14:21 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG 370Turbulence: none reported 370.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1352Z (8:52 AM CDT) · 51 NM W of 7TX9 · 8,000 ft MSL · BE58
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SLR UA /OV SLR090010/TM 1352/FL080/TP BE58/SK BASE AT 020-090/RM ZFW83
SLR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SLR090010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1352Reported at 13:52 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP BE58Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE AT 020-090Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW83Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 7TX9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTXK reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/9 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

N/S
100%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1125Z (6:25 AM CDT)

TAF KTXK 271125Z 2712/2812 16004KT P6SM BKN120 BKN200 BKN250 FM280000 13003KT P6SM SCT140 SCT200

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Ashford Field (7TX9)
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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
7TX9
City
Old Boston
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
305 ft
Coordinates
33.3587, -94.4377
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KTXK
TAF
Nearest KTXK
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 9m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ashford Field (7TX9)

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