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Real County Airport (K49R) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KECU), K49R is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Real County Airport in Leakey, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KECU): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Real County Airport (K49R) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Leakey, TX at a field elevation of 1,640 ft. K49R has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KECU, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 3,975 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1215Z (7:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KECU, 24.7 nm away.

Wind
150° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.19"
Temp / Dew
66°F / 19°C
dew 63°F / 17°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KECU 281215Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM 19/17 A3019 RMK AO2

What changed at KECU (nearest station)?

Since the 1215Z (7:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1215Z (7:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K49R

Based on the nearest station (KECU), K49R is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately 2,200 ft (field elevation 1,640 ft). K49R does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KJCT, about 46 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
15FAV9 kt head1 kt left
339 kt tail1 kt right

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K49R 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 15/33
    3,975 × 50 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K49R
    Wind
    15
    9 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    33
    9 kt tailwind · 1 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
0112212Z01Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K49R 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 K49R

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

PIREP1121Z (6:21 AM CDT) · 68 NM E of K49R · 1,300 ft MSL · 737
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SAT UA /OV 3NE/TM 1121/FL013/TP 737/SK B013OVC T017OVC/RM HYR LYR ABOVE
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3NELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1121Reported at 11:21 UTC.
FL013Altitude: 1,300 ft MSL.
TP 737Aircraft type reporting.
SK B013OVC T017OVCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM HYR LYR ABOVERemarks.
PIREP1113Z (6:13 AM CDT) · 68 NM E of K49R · 1,500 ft MSL · 737
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SAT UA /OV 3 SE /TM 1113/FL015/TP 737/SK SKIES REPORTED CLEAR/RM AIRCRAFT REPORTED NO CEILING AN SKIES CLEAR
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3 SELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1113Reported at 11:13 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP 737Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKIES REPORTED CLEARSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM AIRCRAFT REPORTED NO CEIL…Remarks.
PIREP1013Z (5:13 AM CDT) · 66 NM E of K49R · 1,400 ft MSL · B763
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SAT UA /OV 3 NW KSAT/TM 1013/FL014/TP B763/SK BASE OVC014
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3 NW KSATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1013Reported at 10:13 UTC.
FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE OVC014Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0945Z (4:45 AM CDT) · 65 NM E of K49R · 1,600 ft MSL · B757
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SAT UA /OV 5 NW KSAT/TM 0945/FL016/TP B757/SK BASE OVC016
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 NW KSATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0945Reported at 09:45 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP B757Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE OVC016Sky 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 K49R

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KECU reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 9/13 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 8/18 kt
Max gust: 25 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 2

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.

15
75%
33
25%

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Live crosswind meter

K49R has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KECU, 25 nm away.

N15339 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 6° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,975 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Real County Airport (K49R)
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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
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
49R
City
Leakey
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,640 ft
Coordinates
29.7455, -99.7609
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,975 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KECU
TAF
Nearest KJCT
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
11h 16m

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Pilot PIREPs for Real County Airport (K49R)

Community-submitted

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

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