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McLean Gray County Airport (K2E7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPPA), K2E7 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 15 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near McLean Gray County Airport in McLean, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPPA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

McLean Gray County Airport (K2E7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around McLean, TX at a field elevation of 2,835 ft. K2E7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPPA, about 31 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,225 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1715Z (12:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPPA, 31.1 nm away.

Wind
190° 15 kt
gusting 21 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.10"
Temp / Dew
71°F / 22°C
dew 63°F / 17°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 15 kt, gusting 21 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KPPA 281715Z AUTO 19015G21KT 10SM 22/17 A3010 RMK AO2 T02160171

What changed at KPPA (nearest station)?

Since the 1630Z (11:30 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1630Z (11:30 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K2E7

Based on the nearest station (KPPA), K2E7 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 15 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 4,100 ft (field elevation 2,835 ft). K2E7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCDS, about 50 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
17FAV15 kt head3 kt right (g4)
3515 kt tail3 kt left (g4)

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K2E7 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 17/35
    3,225 × 50 ft · ASPH-E
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K2E7
    Wind
    17
    15 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    35
    15 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.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0142817Z05Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 15→15 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K2E7 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 K2E7

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

PIREP1637Z (11:37 AM CDT) · 54 NM S of K2E7 · 3,800 ft MSL · SF50
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CDS UA /OV CDS/TM 1637/FL038/TP SF50/SK BASES AT 038/RM ZFW35
CDS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CDSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1637Reported at 16:37 UTC.
FL038Altitude: 3,800 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES AT 038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW35Remarks.
PIREP1556Z (10:56 AM CDT) · 54 NM S of K2E7 · 3,800 ft MSL · CL35
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CDS UA /OV CDS/TM 1556/FL038/TP CL35/SK BKN 038/RM ZFW35
CDS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CDSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1556Reported at 15:56 UTC.
FL038Altitude: 3,800 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN 038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW35Remarks.
PIREP1544Z (10:44 AM CDT) · 89 NM S of K2E7 · 36,000 ft MSL · B788
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LBB UA /OV GTH/TM 1544/FL360/TP B788/TB NEG/RM ZFW93
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GTHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1544Reported at 15:44 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B788Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW93Remarks.
PIREP1518Z (10:18 AM CDT) · 86 NM NW of K2E7 · 34,000 ft MSL · B39M
moderate clear-air turbulence turb turbulence
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DHT UA /OV DHT073030/TM 1518/FL340/TP B39M/TB MOD CAT TURB/RM ZAB FDCS
DHT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DHT073030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1518Reported at 15:18 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CAT TURBTurbulence: moderate clear-air turbulence turb.
RM ZAB FDCSRemarks.
PIREP1324Z (8:24 AM CDT) · 93 NM SW of K2E7 · 16,000 ft MSL · PA46
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PVW UA /OV PVW/TM 1324/FL160/TP PA46/TB NEG/RM ZFW64
PVW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PVWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1324Reported at 13:24 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP PA46Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW64Remarks.
PIREP1223Z (7:23 AM CDT) · 57 NM W of K2E7 · during climb · A319
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AMA UA /OV PNH170002/TM 1223/FLDURC/TP A319/SK OVC044-TOP046
AMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNH170002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1223Reported at 12:23 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC044-TOP046Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1140Z (6:40 AM CDT) · 55 NM W of K2E7 · during descent · BE20
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AMA UA /OV PNH040002/TM 1140/FLDURD/TP BE20/SK OVC041
AMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNH040002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1140Reported at 11:40 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC041Sky 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 K2E7

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPPA reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 86%MVFR 10%IFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 14/20 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 80%MVFR 7%IFR 6%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 10/21 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 30

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

17
84%
35
16%

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Live crosswind meter

K2E7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPPA, 31 nm away.

N173515 kt
Headwind
15 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt
Headwind in gusts
21 kt
Crosswind in gusts
4 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,225 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of McLean Gray County Airport (K2E7) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 17/35 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
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
2E7
City
McLean
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
2,835 ft
Coordinates
35.2462, -100.5469
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,225 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPPA
TAF
Nearest KCDS
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 14m

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Pilot PIREPs for McLean Gray County Airport (K2E7)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for McLean Gray County Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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