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Yoakum County Airport (KF98) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KE57), KF98 is currently LIFR with winds from 200° at 12 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Yoakum County Airport in Plains, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KE57): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Yoakum County Airport (KF98) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Plains, TX at a field elevation of 3,705 ft. KF98 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KE57, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (03/21, 17/35), the longest 5,001 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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LIFR
Observed 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KE57, 14.5 nm away.

Wind
200° 12 kt
Visibility
5 sm
Ceiling
300 ft
Altimeter
30.12"
Temp / Dew
61°F / 16°C
dew 61°F / 16°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 12 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KE57 281235Z AUTO 20012KT 5SM BR OVC003 16/16 A3012 RMK AO2

What changed at KE57 (nearest station)?

Since the 1215Z (7:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1215Z (7:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KF98

Based on the nearest station (KE57), KF98 is currently LIFR with winds from 200° at 12 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 17, 21. Density altitude is approximately 4,450 ft (field elevation 3,705 ft). KF98 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHOB, about 37 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
17FAV11 kt head4 kt right
2111 kt head4 kt left
0311 kt tail4 kt right
3511 kt tail4 kt left

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KF98 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 03/21
    5,001 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KF98
    Wind
    03
    11 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    21
    11 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 17/35
    3,924 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KF98
    Wind
    17
    11 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    35
    11 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0102112Z00Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 8→12 kt, ceiling 1,700 ft → 300 ft.

KF98 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 KF98

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

PIREP1216Z (7:16 AM CDT) · 84 NM S of KF98 · during climb · CRJ7
Show raw report
MAF UA /OV 1S KMAF/TM 1216/FL050/TP CRJ7/SK OVC035-TOP050/RM DURC
MAF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1S KMAFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1216Reported at 12:16 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC035-TOP050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1136Z (6:36 AM CDT) · 54 NM NE of KF98 · 3,700 ft MSL · PC12
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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) · 55 NM NE of KF98 · 5,000 ft MSL · A319
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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 KF98

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KE57 reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 46%MVFR 31%IFR 18%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 9/15 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 63%MVFR 24%IFR 11%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 9/19 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 1.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 31

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
74%
03
15%
21
8%
35
3%

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Live crosswind meter

KF98 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KE57, 15 nm away.

N210312 kt
Headwind
11 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 5,001 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Yoakum County Airport (KF98) with runway 03/21, 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 03/21, 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
Ireg all day
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
F98
City
Plains
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
3,705 ft
Coordinates
33.2173, -102.8300
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,001 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KE57
TAF
Nearest KHOB
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
11h 25m

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Pilot PIREPs for Yoakum County Airport (KF98)

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