Crosbyton Municipal Airport (K8F3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:17 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLBB), K8F3 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Crosbyton Municipal Airport in Crosbyton, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLBB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Crosbyton Municipal Airport (K8F3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Crosbyton, TX at a field elevation of 3,018 ft. K8F3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLBB, about 29 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLBB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLBB, 29.2 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 900 ft, a few clouds at 8,000 ft, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
SPECI KLBB 280917Z 20011KT 10SM FEW009 FEW080 16/14 A3011 RMK AO2 T01560144
What changed at KLBB (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for K8F3
Based on the nearest station (KLBB), K8F3 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 3,600 ft (field elevation 3,018 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 3,600 ft | ASP | 10 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 35 | 3,600 ft | ASP | 10 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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K8F3 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 17/353,600 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K8F3Wind
- 17
- 10 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 10 kt tailwind · 4 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→11 kt, ceiling 4,000 ft → unlimited.
K8F3 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 K8F3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLBB reported mostly marginal VFR across 33 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- 17
- 76%
- 35
- 24%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (12:20 AM CDT)
TAF KLBB 280520Z 2806/2906 19011KT P6SM FEW025 FM281000 21008KT 6SM BR BKN007 OVC015 FM281600 22011KT 6SM BR OVC020 FM282000 20011KT P6SM FEW250
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Live crosswind meter
K8F3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLBB, 29 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8F3
- City
- Crosbyton
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,018 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.6238, -101.2410
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLBB
- TAF
- Nearest KLBB
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 15m
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Pilot PIREPs for Crosbyton Municipal Airport (K8F3)
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