Gav Air Airport (K94R) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KARM), K94R is currently MVFR with winds from 080° at 3 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Gav Air Airport in Wharton, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KARM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Gav Air Airport (K94R) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wharton, TX at a field elevation of 90 ft. K94R has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KARM, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,167 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KARM, 7.7 nm away.
Wind from the east (080°) at 3 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (67°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
METAR KARM 280935Z AUTO 08003KT 5SM BR CLR 20/19 A3011 RMK AO2 T01960191 TSNO
What changed at KARM (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Visibility dropped from 7 SM to 5 SM.
- Mist began (BR).
Current pilot readout for K94R
Based on the nearest station (KARM), K94R is currently MVFR with winds from 080° at 3 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 90 ft). K94R does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSGR, about 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 2,167 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 33 | 2,167 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 3 kt right |
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K94R 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 15/332,167 × 20 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K94RWind
- 15
- 0 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 33
- 0 kt headwind · 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 23 h: wind 7→3 kt, ceiling 8,500 ft → unlimited.
K94R weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 K94R
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KARM reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 15
- 61%
- 33
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
K94R has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KARM, 7.7 nm away.
Wind is 82° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 15/33 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 94R
- City
- Wharton
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 90 ft
- Coordinates
- 29.2661, -96.0077
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,167 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KARM
- TAF
- Nearest KSGR
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 43m
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