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Hidden Ridge Ranch Airport (89XA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:51 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KACT), 89XA is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Hidden Ridge Ranch Airport in Clifton, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KACT): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hidden Ridge Ranch Airport (89XA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Clifton, TX at a field elevation of 863 ft. 89XA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KACT, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KACT.

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VFR
Observed 0151Z (8:51 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KACT, 18.8 nm away.

Wind
150° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.10"
Temp / Dew
74°F / 23°C
dew 64°F / 18°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KACT 290151Z 15009KT 10SM CLR 23/18 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02330178

What changed at KACT (nearest station)?

Since the 0051Z (7:51 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind picked up to 9 kt from calm.

Current pilot readout for 89XA

Based on the nearest station (KACT), 89XA is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately 1,850 ft (field elevation 863 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
15FAV9 kt head0 kt
339 kt tail0 kt

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89XA 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 15/33
    2,100 × 60 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 89XA
    Wind
    15
    9 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    33
    9 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
091702Z13Z01Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 10→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

89XA 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 89XA

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

PIREP0221Z (9:21 PM CDT) · 43 NM NE of 89XA · 36,000 ft MSL · B38M
light chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CVE170040/TM 0221/FL360/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW96
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVE170040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0221Reported at 02:21 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZFW96Remarks.
PIREP0206Z (9:06 PM CDT) · 97 NM NW of 89XA · 36,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light occasional moderate turbulence
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SPS UA /OV SPS150045/TM 0206/FL360/TP B737/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD/RM ZFW47
SPS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SPS150045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0206Reported at 02:06 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MODTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate.
RM ZFW47Remarks.
PIREP0206Z (9:06 PM CDT) · 75 NM S of 89XA · 34,000 ft MSL · B38M
light to moderate chop turbulence
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AUS UA /OV CWK310015/TM 0206/FL340/TP B38M/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWK310015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0206Reported at 02:06 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP0205Z (9:05 PM CDT) · 49 NM SW of 89XA · 34,000 ft MSL · A321
moderate chop 340 turbulence
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GRK UA /OV AGJ310010/TM 0205/FL340/TP A321/TB MOD CHOP 340/RM ZFW62
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGJ310010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0205Reported at 02:05 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOP 340Turbulence: moderate chop 340.
RM ZFW62Remarks.
PIREP0156Z (8:56 PM CDT) · 89 NM SE of 89XA · 25,000 ft MSL · B739
continuous light turbulence
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UTS UA /OV LOA/TM 0156/FL250/TP B739/TB CONS LGT /RM ZHU
UTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LOALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0156Reported at 01:56 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP0126Z (8:26 PM CDT) · 65 NM E of 89XA · 28,000 ft MSL · UAL2341
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ARP UAL2341 3150N 09615W 0126 F280 260/050KT TB OCNL LGT CHOP IC
ARP UAL2341 3150N 09615W 012…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP0108Z (8:08 PM CDT) · 85 NM S of 89XA · 28,000 ft MSL · A319
moderate turbulence
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AUS UA /OV CWK/TM 0108/FL280/TP A319/TB MOD/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0108Reported at 01:08 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP0106Z (8:06 PM CDT) · 48 NM NW of 89XA · 28,000 ft MSL · A21N
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MWL UA /OV MQP190020/TM 0106/FL280/TP A21N/TB NEG 280/RM ZFW62
MWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQP190020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0106Reported at 01:06 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB NEG 280Turbulence: none reported 280.
RM ZFW62Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 89XA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KACT reported mostly VFR across 31 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 65%MVFR 16%IFR 13%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 6/10 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 1%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

15
64%
33
36%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2338Z (6:38 PM CDT)

TAF KACT 282338Z 2900/2924 18008KT P6SM SCT060 FM291900 18007KT P6SM VCSH OVC050

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Live crosswind meter

89XA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KACT, 19 nm away.

N15339 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 3° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,100 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Hidden Ridge Ranch Airport (89XA) with runway 15/33 marked
N ↑

Runway 15/33 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Nearby TFRs

Active FAA TFRs near 89XA

FAA TFR data shows active temporary flight restrictions near 89XA.

Hazard TFR
MCGREGOR, TX
Active 22.7 NM from 89XA
Effective: Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Saturday, October 31, 2026 UTC
NOTAM: 6/9778
Security TFR
MCGREGOR, TX
Active 23.1 NM from 89XA
NOTAM: 6/0543

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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
89XA
City
Clifton
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
863 ft
Coordinates
31.8018, -97.5230
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,100 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KACT
TAF
Nearest KACT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
20h 58m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hidden Ridge Ranch Airport (89XA)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Hidden Ridge Ranch Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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