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Kestrel Airpark (K1T7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:55 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (K5C1), K1T7 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Kestrel Airpark in Spring Branch, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K5C1): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Kestrel Airpark (K1T7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Spring Branch, TX at a field elevation of 1,261 ft. K1T7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K5C1, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSAT.

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VFR
Observed 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K5C1, 15 nm away.

Wind
150° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.20"
Temp / Dew
77°F / 25°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 3,300 ft, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K5C1 271755Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM SCT033 25/13 A3020 RMK AO1

Current pilot readout for K1T7

Based on the nearest station (K5C1), K1T7 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately 2,400 ft (field elevation 1,261 ft). K1T7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSAT, 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
12FAV8 kt head3 kt right
308 kt tail3 kt left

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K1T7 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 12/30
    3,000 × 40 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K1T7
    Wind
    12
    8 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    30
    8 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    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.

K1T7 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 K1T7

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

PIREP1808Z (1:08 PM CDT) · 36 NM W of K1T7 · 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) · 8 NM SW of K1T7 · 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) · 36 NM W of K1T7 · 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.
PIREP1625Z (11:25 AM CDT) · 100 NM E of K1T7 · 19,000 ft MSL · B38M
light chop turbulencelight rime 190 icing
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CLL UA /OV TNV225030/TM 1625/FL190/TP B38M/TA M11/TB LGT CHOP/IC LGT RIME 190/RM ZHU
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TNV225030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1625Reported at 16:25 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TA M11Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC LGT RIME 190Icing: light rime 190.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1623Z (11:23 AM CDT) · 78 NM SW of K1T7 · 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.
PIREP1557Z (10:57 AM CDT) · 98 NM SE of K1T7 · 3,000 ft MSL · PC12
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VCT UA /OV KVCT/TM 1557/FL030/TP PC12/SK SCT 030/WX RA/RM ZHU
VCT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KVCTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1557Reported at 15:57 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) · 93 NM SE of K1T7 · 3,000 ft MSL · PC12
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VCT UA /OV 3W/TM 1555/FL030/TP PC12/SK BKN030/WX RA
VCT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3WLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1555Reported at 15:55 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1551Z (10:51 AM CDT) · 8 NM SW of K1T7 · 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.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at K1T7

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 87%MVFR 10%IFR 2%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 20

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.

12
79%
30
21%

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Live crosswind meter

K1T7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K5C1, 15 nm away.

N12309 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 22° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Kestrel Airpark (K1T7) with runway 12/30 marked
N ↑

Runway 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
24 hours
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen
Bulk, high pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Other services
Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
1T7
City
Spring Branch
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,261 ft
Coordinates
29.8115, -98.4258
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K5C1
TAF
Nearest KSAT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 37m

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Pilot PIREPs for Kestrel Airpark (K1T7)

Community-submitted

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

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