Hitex Private Airport (9TX7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 29, based on the nearest station (KGYI), 9TX7 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hitex Private Airport in Pottsboro, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGYI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hitex Private Airport (9TX7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pottsboro, TX at a field elevation of 700 ft. 9TX7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGYI, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDUA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGYI, 7.6 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGYI 291055Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A3013 RMK AO2 T01790171 $
What changed at KGYI (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 9TX7
Based on the nearest station (KGYI), 9TX7 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 700 ft). 9TX7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDUA, about 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 1,200 ft | TURF | 6 kt head | 0 kt |
| 36 | 1,200 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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9TX7 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 18/361,200 × 150 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 9TX7Wind
- 18
- 6 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 36
- 6 kt tailwind · 1 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 3→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
9TX7 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 9TX7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGYI reported mostly VFR across 49 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 71%
- 36
- 29%
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Live crosswind meter
9TX7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGYI, 7.6 nm away.
Wind is 4° off runway 18, 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 9TX7
- City
- Pottsboro
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 700 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.8400, -96.6705
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGYI
- TAF
- Nearest KDUA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 32m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hitex Private Airport (9TX7)
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