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Fisher County Airport (K56F) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSWW), K56F is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 15 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Fisher County Airport in Rotan, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSWW): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Fisher County Airport (K56F) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rotan, TX at a field elevation of 1,941 ft. K56F has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSWW, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (07/25, 16/34), the longest 3,300 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 KSWW, 21.7 nm away.

Wind
200° 15 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.18"
Temp / Dew
74°F / 24°C
dew 62°F / 17°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (74°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSWW 281715Z AUTO 20015KT 10SM 24/17 A3018 RMK AO2 T02360166

What changed at KSWW (nearest station)?

Since the 1655Z (11:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1655Z (11:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K56F

Based on the nearest station (KSWW), K56F is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 15 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 3,100 ft (field elevation 1,941 ft). K56F does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDYS, about 37 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
16FAV12 kt head9 kt right
259 kt head12 kt left
079 kt tail12 kt right
3413 kt tail8 kt left

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K56F runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 07/25
    2,800 × 50 ft · GVL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K56F
    Wind
    07
    9 kt tailwind · 12 kt crosswind from right
    25
    9 kt headwind · 12 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 16/34
    3,300 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K56F
    Wind
    16
    12 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
    34
    13 kt tailwind · 8 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
0122417Z05Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 13→15 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K56F 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 K56F

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

PIREP1713Z (12:13 PM CDT) · 92 NM NW of K56F · 5,000 ft MSL · GLF5
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LBB UA /OV LBB020005/TM 1713/FL050/TP GLF5/SK OVC048 OVC050
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LBB020005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1713Reported at 17:13 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP GLF5Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC048 OVC050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1711Z (12:11 PM CDT) · 41 NM E of K56F · 4,000 ft MSL · BE20
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ABI UA /OV 10N KABI/TM 1711/FL040/TP BE20/SK OVC040
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10N KABILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1711Reported at 17:11 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1707Z (12:07 PM CDT) · 87 NM S of K56F · 4,100 ft MSL · DA42
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SJT UA /OV SJT080010/TM 1707/FL041/TP DA42/SK OVC046
SJT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SJT080010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1707Reported at 17:07 UTC.
FL041Altitude: 4,100 ft MSL.
TP DA42Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC046Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1645Z (11:45 AM CDT) · 77 NM S of K56F · 4,000 ft MSL · DA42
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SJT UA /OV SJT360010/TM 1645/FL040/TP DA42/SK BKN044 OVC050
SJT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SJT360010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1645Reported at 16:45 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP DA42Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN044 OVC050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1637Z (11:37 AM CDT) · 93 NM N of K56F · 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.
PIREP1637Z (11:37 AM CDT) · 87 NM E of K56F · 28,000 ft MSL · PC12
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ABI UA /OV ABI045070/TM 1637/FL280/TP PC12/TB NEG/RM ZFW94
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABI045070Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1637Reported at 16:37 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW94Remarks.
PIREP1600Z (11:00 AM CDT) · 86 NM NW of K56F · 3,700 ft MSL · C425
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LBB UA /OV KLBB170001/TM 1600/FL037/TP C425/SK OVC037
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLBB170001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1600Reported at 16:00 UTC.
FL037Altitude: 3,700 ft MSL.
TP C425Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC037Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1556Z (10:56 AM CDT) · 93 NM N of K56F · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K56F

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSWW reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 10/18 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 9/18 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

16
72%
34
14%
07
8%
25
6%

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Live crosswind meter

K56F has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSWW, 22 nm away.

N163415 kt
Headwind
12 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
9 kt

Wind is 35° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Fisher County Airport (K56F) 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

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
56F
City
Rotan
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,941 ft
Coordinates
32.8257, -100.4150
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSWW
TAF
Nearest KDYS
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 29m

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Pilot PIREPs for Fisher County Airport (K56F)

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

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