Horan Airport (9TX3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPVW), 9TX3 is currently IFR with winds from 210° at 12 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Horan Airport in Plainview, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPVW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Horan Airport (9TX3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Plainview, TX at a field elevation of 3,339 ft. 9TX3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPVW, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,560 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPVW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPVW, 3.9 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 12 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, overcast at 800 ft, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 800 ft.
METAR KPVW 280855Z AUTO 21012KT 8SM OVC008 15/15 A3010 RMK AO2
What changed at KPVW (nearest station)?
Since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to IFR.
- A ceiling formed at 800 ft.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for 9TX3
Based on the nearest station (KPVW), 9TX3 is currently IFR with winds from 210° at 12 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 3,900 ft (field elevation 3,339 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,560 ft | ASPH-DIRT | 10 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 35 | 2,560 ft | ASPH-DIRT | 10 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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9TX3 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 17/352,560 × 100 ft · ASPH-DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 9TX3Wind
- 17
- 10 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 10 kt tailwind · 6 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 8→12 kt, ceiling 2,400 ft → 800 ft.
9TX3 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 9TX3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPVW reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 71 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 78%
- 35
- 22%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0908Z (4:08 AM CDT)
TAF KPVW 280908Z 2809/2906 18008KT P6SM BKN007 FM281000 21008KT 6SM BR BKN007 OVC050 FM281600 22011KT 6SM BR OVC020 FM282000 20011KT P6SM FEW250
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Live crosswind meter
9TX3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPVW, 3.9 nm away.
Wind is 31° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100 (green) · Mogas (auto fuel)
- Attended
- Mon-Sat all day
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 9TX3
- City
- Plainview
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,339 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.1752, -101.6381
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,560 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPVW
- TAF
- Nearest KPVW
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 49m
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Pilot PIREPs for Horan Airport (9TX3)
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