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Oldham County Airport (KE52) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHRX), KE52 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 13 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Oldham County Airport in Vega, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHRX): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Oldham County Airport (KE52) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Vega, TX at a field elevation of 3,995 ft. KE52 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHRX, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,200 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1815Z (1:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHRX, 22.7 nm away.

Wind
240° 13 kt
gusting 20 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 60°F / 16°C

Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 13 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KHRX 281815Z AUTO 24013G20KT 10SM CLR 22/16 A3013 RMK AO2 T02220155 TSNO

What changed at KHRX (nearest station)?

Since the 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 20 kt.

Current pilot readout for KE52

Based on the nearest station (KHRX), KE52 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 13 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 5,550 ft (field elevation 3,995 ft). KE52 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAMA, about 34 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
17FAV7 kt head11 kt right (g17)
357 kt tail11 kt left (g17)

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KE52 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 17/35
    4,200 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KE52
    Wind
    17
    7 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
    35
    7 kt tailwind · 11 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
0142818Z06Z18Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 16→13 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KE52 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 KE52

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

PIREP1713Z (12:13 PM CDT) · 91 NM S of KE52 · 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.
PIREP1600Z (11:00 AM CDT) · 99 NM S of KE52 · 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.
PIREP1518Z (10:18 AM CDT) · 59 NM NE of KE52 · 34,000 ft MSL · B39M
moderate clear-air turbulence turb turbulence
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DHT UA /OV DHT073030/TM 1518/FL340/TP B39M/TB MOD CAT TURB/RM ZAB FDCS
DHT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DHT073030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1518Reported at 15:18 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CAT TURBTurbulence: moderate clear-air turbulence turb.
RM ZAB FDCSRemarks.
PIREP1510Z (10:10 AM CDT) · 99 NM S of KE52 · 4,900 ft MSL · E50P
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LBB UA /OV LBB170004/TM 1510/FL049/TP E50P/SK OVC049
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LBB170004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1510Reported at 15:10 UTC.
FL049Altitude: 4,900 ft MSL.
TP E50PAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC049Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1324Z (8:24 AM CDT) · 75 NM SE of KE52 · 16,000 ft MSL · PA46
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PVW UA /OV PVW/TM 1324/FL160/TP PA46/TB NEG/RM ZFW64
PVW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PVWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1324Reported at 13:24 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP PA46Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW64Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KE52

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHRX reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 80%IFR 20%
Wind avg/max: 13/17 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 79%MVFR 13%IFR 7%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 10/18 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 1.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 29

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
79%
35
21%

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Live crosswind meter

KE52 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHRX, 23 nm away.

N173513 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
11 kt
Headwind in gusts
10 kt
Crosswind in gusts
17 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 4,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Oldham County Airport (KE52) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

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

Fuel
100LL
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
E52
City
Vega
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
3,995 ft
Coordinates
35.2307, -102.3987
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KHRX
TAF
Nearest KAMA
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 26m

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Pilot PIREPs for Oldham County Airport (KE52)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Oldham County Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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