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Lakeway Airpark (K3R9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRYW), K3R9 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Lakeway Airpark in Austin, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRYW): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lakeway Airpark (K3R9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Austin, TX at a field elevation of 909 ft. K3R9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRYW, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,930 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAUS.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (2:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRYW, 8.6 nm away.

Wind
140° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.15"
Temp / Dew
80°F / 27°C
dew 64°F / 18°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 ft, scattered clouds at 4,500 ft, scattered clouds at 5,000 ft, temperature 27°C (80°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KRYW 281935Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM SCT030 SCT045 SCT050 27/18 A3015 RMK AO2 T02660177

What changed at KRYW (nearest station)?

Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 110° to 140°.

Current pilot readout for K3R9

Based on the nearest station (KRYW), K3R9 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 2,250 ft (field elevation 909 ft). K3R9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAUS, about 20 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
16FAV6 kt head3 kt left
346 kt tail3 kt right

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K3R9 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 16/34
    3,930 × 70 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K3R9
    Wind
    16
    6 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    34
    6 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    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
061205Z12Z19Z

Over the last 14 h: wind 5→7 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → unlimited.

K3R9 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 K3R9

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

PIREP1921Z (2:21 PM CDT) · 32 NM NE of K3R9 · 30,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light chop turbulence
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GRK UA /OV AGJ130030/TM 1921/FL300/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGJ130030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1921Reported at 19:21 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1907Z (2:07 PM CDT) · 33 NM NW of K3R9 · 33,000 ft MSL · E75L
light chop turbulence
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GRK UA /OV AGJ200025/TM 1907/FL330/TP E75L/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGJ200025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1907Reported at 19:07 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1900Z (2:00 PM CDT) · 28 NM W of K3R9 · 37,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light turbulence
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ERV UA /OV STV030015/TM 1900/FL370/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STV030015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1900Reported at 19:00 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) · 88 NM E of K3R9 · 4,000 ft MSL · C560
moderate turb turbulence
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CLL UA /OV 5E CLL/TM 1855/FL040/TP C560/SK BKN030/WX -RA/TB MOD TURB
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5E CLLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1855Reported at 18:55 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C560Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX -RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB MOD TURBTurbulence: moderate turb.
PIREP1854Z (1:54 PM CDT) · 53 NM S of K3R9 · 28,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light occasional moderate turbulence
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SAT UA /OV SAT090045/TM 1854/FL280/TP B737/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAT090045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1854Reported at 18:54 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MODTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1853Z (1:53 PM CDT) · 88 NM S of K3R9 · 31,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light chop turbulence
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SAT UA /OV SAT180040/TM 1853/FL310/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAT180040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1853Reported at 18:53 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1851Z (1:51 PM CDT) · 36 NM SE of K3R9 · 38,000 ft MSL · E35L
continuous light chop turbulence
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AUS UA /OV CWK150020/TM 1851/FL380/TP E35L/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWK150020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1851Reported at 18:51 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP E35LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1828Z (1:28 PM CDT) · 51 NM S of K3R9 · 30,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light turbulence
Show raw report
SAT UA /OV SAT090040/TM 1828/FL300/TP E170/TB CONS LGT/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAT090040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1828Reported at 18:28 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K3R9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRYW reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 42 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 31%MVFR 40%IFR 10%LIFR 19%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 3%IFR 1%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 7

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.

16
55%
34
45%

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Live crosswind meter

K3R9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRYW, 8.6 nm away.

N16347 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 29° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,930 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Lakeway Airpark (K3R9) with runway 16/34 marked
N ↑

Runway 16/34 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
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
Yes
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3R9
City
Austin
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
909 ft
Coordinates
30.3575, -97.9945
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,930 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRYW
TAF
Nearest KAUS
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 0m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lakeway Airpark (K3R9)

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 Lakeway Airpark, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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