Mc Keon Aviation Airport (9XS4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGYI), 9XS4 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Mc Keon Aviation Airport in Denison, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGYI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mc Keon Aviation Airport (9XS4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Denison, TX at a field elevation of 750 ft. 9XS4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGYI, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDUA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGYI, 2.6 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 8 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 280935Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A3013 RMK AO2 T01760134 $
What changed at KGYI (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 9XS4
Based on the nearest station (KGYI), 9XS4 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 750 ft). 9XS4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDUA, about 17 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 | 1,800 ft | TURF-G | 8 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 36 | 1,800 ft | TURF-G | 8 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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9XS4 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 18/361,800 × 100 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 9XS4Wind
- 18
- 8 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 8 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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 23 h: wind 8→8 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → unlimited.
9XS4 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 9XS4
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
DAL UA /OV RUNWAY/TM 0405/FL003/TP B738/RM LOSS 5 KNOTS AT 300 FT
DAL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RUNWAYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0405Reported at 04:05 UTC.FL003Altitude: 300 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.RM LOSS 5 KNOTS AT 300 FTRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 9XS4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGYI reported mostly VFR across 45 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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
9XS4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGYI, 2.6 nm away.
Wind is 16° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 9XS4
- City
- Denison
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 750 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.7343, -96.6267
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGYI
- TAF
- Nearest KDUA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 41m
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Pilot PIREPs for Mc Keon Aviation Airport (9XS4)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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