Stark Field (91XS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDYS), 91XS is currently MVFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Stark Field in Merkel, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDYS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Stark Field (91XS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Merkel, TX at a field elevation of 2,104 ft. 91XS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDYS, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,484 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDYS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDYS, 11.4 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,000 ft, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,000 ft.
METAR KDYS 281255Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM OVC010 18/16 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP182 T01790155
Current pilot readout for 91XS
Based on the nearest station (KDYS), 91XS is currently MVFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 2,700 ft (field elevation 2,104 ft). 91XS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDYS, about 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 2,484 ft | Turf | 9 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 34 | 2,484 ft | Turf | 9 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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91XS 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 16/342,484 × 100 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 91XSWind
- 16
- 9 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 9 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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“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.
91XS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 91XS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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LBB UA /OV GTH180020/TM 1242/FL340/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW93
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GTH180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1242Reported at 12:42 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZFW93Remarks.Show raw report
ABI UA /OV 5S/TM 1227/FLDUC/TP C525/SK OVC027-TOPS040
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 5SLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1227Reported at 12:27 UTC.FLDUCAltitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP C525Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC027-TOPS040Sky 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 91XS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 74%
- 34
- 26%
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Live crosswind meter
91XS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDYS, 11 nm away.
Wind is 16° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 91XS
- City
- Merkel
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,104 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.3310, -100.0519
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,484 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDYS
- TAF
- Nearest KDYS
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 38m
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Pilot PIREPs for Stark Field (91XS)
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