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Rust Field (8XS9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:55 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KERV), 8XS9 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Rust Field in Waring, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KERV): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Rust Field (8XS9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Waring, TX at a field elevation of 1,331 ft. 8XS9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KERV, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,324 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSAT.

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VFR
Observed 1955Z (2:55 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KERV, 15.4 nm away.

Wind
140° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
6,000 ft
Altimeter
30.15"
Temp / Dew
81°F / 27°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 ft, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KERV 271955Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM SCT050 BKN060 27/14 A3015 RMK AO2 T02700140

What changed at KERV (nearest station)?

Since the 1935Z (2:35 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • A ceiling formed at 6,000 ft.

Current pilot readout for 8XS9

Based on the nearest station (KERV), 8XS9 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,800 ft (field elevation 1,331 ft). 8XS9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSAT, about 31 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
17FAV5 kt head4 kt left
355 kt tail4 kt right

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8XS9 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 17/35
    2,324 × 28 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8XS9
    Wind
    17
    5 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    35
    5 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    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
081620Z08Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 8→6 kt, ceiling 12,000 ft → 6,000 ft.

8XS9 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 8XS9

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

PIREP1936Z (2:36 PM CDT) · 62 NM SE of 8XS9 · 21,000 ft MSL · B39M
continuous light chop turbulence
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SAT UA /OV SAT090040/TM 1936/FL210/TP B39M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAT090040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1936Reported at 19:36 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1927Z (2:27 PM CDT) · 84 NM NE of 8XS9 · 39,000 ft MSL · B39M
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AUS UA /OV CWK360025/TM 1927/FL390/TP B39M/TB NEG/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWK360025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1808Z (1:08 PM CDT) · 15 NM W of 8XS9 · 4,500 ft MSL · GA6C
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ERV UA /OV KERV/TM 1808/FL045/TP GA6C/SK BASE 045/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KERVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1808Reported at 18:08 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP GA6CAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1643Z (11:43 AM CDT) · 22 NM SE of 8XS9 · during descent · BE20
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SAT UA /OV 3 NW SAT/TM 1643/FLDURD/TP BE20/SK BASES 030
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3 NW SATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1643Reported at 16:43 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1641Z (11:41 AM CDT) · 15 NM W of 8XS9 · 3,500 ft MSL · C172
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ERV UA /OV ERV/TM 1641/FL035/TP C172/SK BASE 035/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ERVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1641Reported at 16:41 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1623Z (11:23 AM CDT) · 67 NM SW of 8XS9 · 2,500 ft MSL · BE9L
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UVA UA /OV UVA/TM 1623/FL025/TP BE9L/SK BASE 025/RM ZHU
UVA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV UVALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1551Z (10:51 AM CDT) · 21 NM SE of 8XS9 · during descent · B763
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SAT UA /OV 5 NW SAT/TM 1551/FLDURD/TP B763/SK B-023
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 NW SATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1551Reported at 15:51 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
SK B-023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1534Z (10:34 AM CDT) · 47 NM SE of 8XS9 · 1,600 ft MSL · SR22
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SSF UA /OV SSF090002/TM 1534/FL016/TP SR22/SK BKN016-TOP020
SSF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SSF090002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1534Reported at 15:34 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN016-TOP020Sky 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 8XS9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KERV reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 71%MVFR 19%IFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 89%MVFR 10%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/14 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 17

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.

17
62%
35
38%

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Live crosswind meter

8XS9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KERV, 15 nm away.

N17356 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 40° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,324 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Rust Field (8XS9) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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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
8XS9
City
Waring
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,331 ft
Coordinates
29.9577, -98.7906
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,324 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KERV
TAF
Nearest KSAT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 42m

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Pilot PIREPs for Rust Field (8XS9)

Community-submitted

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

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