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Gesin Ranches Airport (86XS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSWW), 86XS is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 17 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Gesin Ranches Airport in Sweetwater, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSWW): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Gesin Ranches Airport (86XS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sweetwater, TX at a field elevation of 2,200 ft. 86XS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSWW, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDYS.

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VFR
Observed 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSWW, 6.5 nm away.

Wind
200° 17 kt
gusting 20 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.19"
Temp / Dew
69°F / 21°C
dew 62°F / 17°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 17 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSWW 281555Z AUTO 20017G20KT 10SM 21/17 A3019 RMK AO2 T02080167

What changed at KSWW (nearest station)?

Since the 1535Z (10:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1535Z (10:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 86XS

Based on the nearest station (KSWW), 86XS is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 17 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 3,100 ft (field elevation 2,200 ft). 86XS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDYS, about 26 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
16FAV14 kt head9 kt right (g11)
3416 kt tail6 kt left (g7)

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86XS 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 16/34
    2,600 × 175 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 86XS
    Wind
    16
    14 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
    34
    16 kt tailwind · 6 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
0122416Z04Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 13→17 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

86XS 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 86XS

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

PIREP1546Z (10:46 AM CDT) · 84 NM W of 86XS · 8,000 ft MSL · SR20
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MAF UA /OV BGS310037/TM 1546/FL080/TP SR20/TB NEG/RM ZFW64
MAF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BGS310037Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1546Reported at 15:46 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP SR20Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW64Remarks.
PIREP1544Z (10:44 AM CDT) · 83 NM N of 86XS · 36,000 ft MSL · B788
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LBB UA /OV GTH/TM 1544/FL360/TP B788/TB NEG/RM ZFW93
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GTHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1544Reported at 15:44 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B788Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW93Remarks.
PIREP1434Z (9:34 AM CDT) · 96 NM W of 86XS · during descent · CRJ7
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MAF UA /OV 2N KMAF/TM 1434/FL034/TP CRJ7/SK OVC035-TOP044/RM DURD
MAF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 2N KMAFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1434Reported at 14:34 UTC.
FL034Altitude: 3,400 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC035-TOP044Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1344Z (8:44 AM CDT) · 97 NM W of 86XS · 5,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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MAF UA /OV 1N KMAF/TM 1344/FL050/TP CRJ7/SK OVE034-TOP044
MAF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1N KMAFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1344Reported at 13:44 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVE034-TOP044Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1330Z (8:30 AM CDT) · 26 NM E of 86XS · during descent · C208
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ABI UA /OV 1N/TM 1330/FLDURD/TP C208/SK BKN027-TOPS030
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1NLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1330Reported at 13:30 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN027-TOPS030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1324Z (8:24 AM CDT) · 51 NM NE of 86XS · 38,000 ft MSL · B738
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ABI UA /OV ABI020030/TM 1324/FL380/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZFW93
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABI020030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1324Reported at 13:24 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW93Remarks.
PIREP1317Z (8:17 AM CDT) · 97 NM W of 86XS · during descent · E75S
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MAF UA /OV 1N KMAF/TM 1317/FL042/TP E75S/SK OVC035-TOP042/RM DURD
MAF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1N KMAFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1317Reported at 13:17 UTC.
FL042Altitude: 4,200 ft MSL.
TP E75SAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC035-TOP042Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1244Z (7:44 AM CDT) · 98 NM W of 86XS · during climb · PRM1
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MAF UA /OV 1S KMAF/TM 1244/FL050/TP PRM1/SK OVC035-TOP041/RM DURC
MAF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1S KMAFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1244Reported at 12:44 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP PRM1Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC035-TOP041Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 86XS

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSWW reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 10/17 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 9/18 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

16
79%
34
21%

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Live crosswind meter

86XS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSWW, 6.5 nm away.

N163417 kt
Headwind
14 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
9 kt
Headwind in gusts
17 kt
Crosswind in gusts
11 kt

Wind is 32° off runway 16, 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 Gesin Ranches Airport (86XS)
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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
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
86XS
City
Sweetwater
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
2,200 ft
Coordinates
32.4001, -100.3670
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSWW
TAF
Nearest KDYS
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 39m

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Pilot PIREPs for Gesin Ranches Airport (86XS)

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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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