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Cochran County Airport (KF85) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLLN), KF85 is currently IFR with winds from 200° at 16 knots gusting 21, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Cochran County Airport in Morton, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLLN): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Cochran County Airport (KF85) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Morton, TX at a field elevation of 3,747 ft. KF85 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLLN, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (04/22, 17/35), the longest 2,710 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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IFR
Observed 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLLN, 21 nm away.

Wind
200° 16 kt
gusting 21 kt
Visibility
7 sm
Ceiling
800 ft
Altimeter
30.12"
Temp / Dew
61°F / 16°C
dew 59°F / 15°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 16 kt, gusting 21 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, overcast at 800 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 800 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KLLN 281135Z AUTO 20016G21KT 7SM OVC008 16/15 A3012 RMK AO2

What changed at KLLN (nearest station)?

Since the 1115Z (6:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 21 kt.

Current pilot readout for KF85

Based on the nearest station (KLLN), KF85 is currently IFR with winds from 200° at 16 knots gusting 21, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 17, 22. Density altitude is approximately 4,500 ft (field elevation 3,747 ft). KF85 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLBB, about 46 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
17FAV15 kt head5 kt right (g7)
2214 kt head8 kt left (g10)
0414 kt tail8 kt right (g10)
3515 kt tail5 kt left (g7)

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KF85 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 04/22
    2,710 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KF85
    Wind
    04
    14 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    22
    14 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 17/35
    1,775 × 39 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KF85
    Wind
    17
    15 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    35
    15 kt tailwind · 5 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
0132611Z23Z11Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 9→16 kt, ceiling 2,900 ft → 800 ft.

KF85 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 KF85

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

PIREP1136Z (6:36 AM CDT) · 41 NM E of KF85 · 3,700 ft MSL · PC12
Show raw report
LBB UA /OV LBB/TM 1136/FL037/TP PC12/RM BASES 037 TOPS 046
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LBBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1136Reported at 11:36 UTC.
FL037Altitude: 3,700 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASES 037 TOPS 046Remarks.
PIREP1010Z (5:10 AM CDT) · 43 NM E of KF85 · 5,000 ft MSL · A319
Show raw report
LBB UA /OV LBB130003/TM 1010/FL050/TP A319/SK BKN038-TOPUNKN
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LBB130003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1010Reported at 10:10 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN038-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KF85

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLLN reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 71 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 48%MVFR 34%IFR 18%
Wind avg/max: 10/16 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: VFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 66%MVFR 27%IFR 7%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 8/19 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 1.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 34

Most recent change: VFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
64%
35
13%
04
12%
22
11%

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Live crosswind meter

KF85 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLLN, 21 nm away.

N173516 kt
Headwind
15 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt
Headwind in gusts
20 kt
Crosswind in gusts
7 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 1,775 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Cochran County Airport (KF85) with runway 04/22, 17/35 marked
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Runway 04/22, 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
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
F85
City
Morton
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
3,747 ft
Coordinates
33.7293, -102.7340
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,710 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLLN
TAF
Nearest KLBB
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
12h 19m

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Pilot PIREPs for Cochran County Airport (KF85)

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

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