Jim Hogg County Airport (KHBV) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, KHBV is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 3 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Jim Hogg County Airport in Hebbronville, TX, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Jim Hogg County Airport (KHBV) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hebbronville, TX at a field elevation of 663 ft. KHBV reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 5,003 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.075.
Wind from the east (080°) at 3 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (67°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHBV 280835Z AUTO 08003KT 9SM CLR 19/19 A3006 RMK AO2 T01920192 $
What changed at KHBV?
Since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to LIFR.
- A ceiling formed at 200 ft.
- Visibility dropped from 9 SM to 5 SM.
- Mist began (BR).
Current pilot readout for KHBV
KHBV is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 3 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 663 ft). KHBV does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLRD, about 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13FAV | 5,003 ft | ASP | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 31 | 5,003 ft | ASP | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KHBV 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 13/315,003 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KHBVWind
- 13
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 31
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 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 24 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → 200 ft.
KHBV weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at KHBV
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KHBV reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 67%
- 31
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KHBV's own weather station.
Wind is 54° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,003 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- Jet A
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KHBV
- FAA LID
- HBV
- City
- Hebbronville
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 663 ft
- Coordinates
- 27.3496, -98.7370
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,003 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KLRD
- AWOS/ASOS
- 118.075 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for Jim Hogg County Airport (KHBV)
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