San Saba County Municipal Airport (K81R) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, K81R is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for San Saba County Municipal Airport in San Saba, TX, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
San Saba County Municipal Airport (K81R) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around San Saba, TX at a field elevation of 1,255 ft. K81R reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 4,206 ft.
Wind from the east (090°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K81R 280855Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM CLR 15/14 A3014 RMK AO2 T01480138
What changed at K81R?
Since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K81R
K81R is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 1,255 ft). K81R does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBBD, about 31 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13FAV | 4,206 ft | ASP | 4 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 31 | 4,206 ft | ASP | 4 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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K81R 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 13/314,206 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K81RWind
- 13
- 4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 31
- 4 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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“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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 3→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K81R weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at K81R
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, K81R reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 77%
- 31
- 23%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by K81R's own weather station.
Wind is 44° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 4,206 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 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
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- K81R
- FAA LID
- 81R
- City
- San Saba
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,255 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.2352, -98.7170
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,206 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KBBD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 48m
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Pilot PIREPs for San Saba County Municipal Airport (K81R)
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