Whatley Flying Service Airport (8TA1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPKV), 8TA1 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 3 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Whatley Flying Service Airport in Seadrift, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPKV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Whatley Flying Service Airport (8TA1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Seadrift, TX at a field elevation of 20 ft. 8TA1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPKV, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 3,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KVCT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPKV, 11.4 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 3 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, overcast at 9,500 ft, temperature 21°C (71°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.
METAR KPKV 281255Z AUTO 02003KT 8SM BKN060 OVC095 21/21 A3009 RMK AO2 T02140214 $
What changed at KPKV (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 8TA1
Based on the nearest station (KPKV), 8TA1 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 3 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 20 ft). 8TA1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KVCT, about 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 3,100 ft | GRVL-TURF | 3 kt head | 1 kt right |
| S | 3,100 ft | GRVL-TURF | 3 kt head | 1 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling 4,800 ft → 6,000 ft.
8TA1 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 8TA1
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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TME UA /OV IDU250020/TM 1306/FL120/TP G150/SK BASE 008 TOP 098/RM ZHU
TME UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IDU250020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1306Reported at 13:06 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP G150Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE 008 TOP 098Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
CRP UA /OV KCRP330045/TM 1240/FL320/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
CRP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KCRP330045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1240Reported at 12:40 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 8TA1
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPKV reported mostly VFR across 77 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,600 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
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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
- 8TA1
- City
- Seadrift
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 20 ft
- Coordinates
- 28.4779, -96.7602
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPKV
- TAF
- Nearest KVCT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 30m
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Pilot PIREPs for Whatley Flying Service Airport (8TA1)
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