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Athens Municipal Airport (KF44) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 4:15 PM CDT, Oct 29, KF44 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Athens Municipal Airport in Athens, TX, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Athens Municipal Airport (KF44) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Athens, TX at a field elevation of 444 ft. KF44 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,988 ft.

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VFR
Observed 2115Z (4:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
130° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.11"
Temp / Dew
77°F / 25°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the southeast (130°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KF44 292115Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 25/14 A3011 RMK AO2

What changed at KF44?

Since the 2055Z (3:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2055Z (3:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KF44

KF44 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 444 ft). KF44 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTYR, about 25 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
18FAV2 kt head2 kt left
362 kt tail2 kt right

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KF44 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 18/36
    3,988 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KF44
    Wind
    18
    2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    36
    2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    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
061221Z09Z21Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KF44 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 KF44

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

PIREP2113Z (4:13 PM CDT) · 75 NM NW of KF44 · 4,300 ft MSL · A319
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DFW UA /OV 10 N /TM 2113/FL043/TP A319/SK BKN
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10 NLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2113Reported at 21:13 UTC.
FL043Altitude: 4,300 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2109Z (4:09 PM CDT) · 92 NM W of KF44 · 20,500 ft MSL · E170
light rime 20,500–17,000 ft icing
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DFW UA /OV BOOVE/TM 2109/FL205/TP E170/IC LGT RIME 205-170/RM ZFW62
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BOOVELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2109Reported at 21:09 UTC.
FL205Altitude: 20,500 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
IC LGT RIME 205-170Icing: light rime 20,500–17,000 ft.
RM ZFW62Remarks.
PIREP2108Z (4:08 PM CDT) · 75 NM NW of KF44 · during descent · E170
lt rm icing
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DFW UA /OV 5 SW/TM 2108/FL200/TP E170/TA -9/IC LT RM/RM LT RM ICE DURD FL200-175
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 SWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2108Reported at 21:08 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TA -9Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LT RMIcing: lt rm.
RM LT RM ICE DURD FL200-175Remarks.
PIREP2059Z (3:59 PM CDT) · 20 NM NW of KF44 · during descent · B737
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CRS UA /OV CQY020015/TM 2059/FL120/TP B737/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD ZFW29
CRS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CQY020015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2059Reported at 20:59 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURD ZFW29Remarks.
PIREP2053Z (3:53 PM CDT) · 76 NM E of KF44 · 20,000 ft MSL · C30J
light rime 200 icing
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F44 UA /OV 15 NW F17/TM 2053/FL200/TP C30J/TA M12/IC LGT RIME 200/RM ZFW30
F44 UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 15 NW F17Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2053Reported at 20:53 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP C30JAircraft type reporting.
TA M12Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 200Icing: light rime 200.
RM ZFW30Remarks.
PIREP2011Z (3:11 PM CDT) · 24 NM S of KF44 · 20,000 ft MSL · DH8C
light rime icing
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PSN UA /OV PSN/TM 2011/FL200/TP DH8C/TA M10/IC LGT RIME/RM ZFW29
PSN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PSNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2011Reported at 20:11 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP DH8CAircraft type reporting.
TA M10Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZFW29Remarks.
PIREP2009Z (3:09 PM CDT) · 75 NM NW of KF44 · 4,000 ft MSL · B772
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DFW UA /OV DFW/TM 2009/FL040/TP B772/RM DFWW RWY 13R ARRIVAL SMOOTH RIDE
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DFWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2009Reported at 20:09 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP B772Aircraft type reporting.
RM DFWW RWY 13R ARRIVAL SMOO…Remarks.
PIREP1958Z (2:58 PM CDT) · 57 NM E of KF44 · 17,000 ft MSL · C56X
light rime icing
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GGG UA /OV GGG/TM 1958/FL170/TP C56X/TA 08/IC LGT RIME/RM ZFW29
GGG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GGGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1958Reported at 19:58 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
TA 08Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZFW29Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KF44

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KF44 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 4,300 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 4,300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 4%IFR 2%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
59%
36
41%

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Live KF44 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KF44's own weather station.

N18363 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 50° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 3,988 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Athens Municipal Airport (KF44) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 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 · Jet A
Attended
Daily 0800-DUSK local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen
Bottled, high & low pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KF44
FAA LID
F44
City
Athens
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
444 ft
Coordinates
32.1638, -95.8284
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,988 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KTYR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
2h 13m

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Pilot PIREPs for Athens Municipal Airport (KF44)

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 Athens Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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