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Perry Lefors Field (KPPA) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 7:30 AM CDT, Oct 28, KPPA is currently MVFR with winds from 200° at 11 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Perry Lefors Field in Pampa, TX, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Perry Lefors Field (KPPA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pampa, TX at a field elevation of 3,245 ft. KPPA reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 17/35), the longest 5,862 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.725.

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MVFR
Observed 1230Z (7:30 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
200° 11 kt
Visibility
5 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.07"
Temp / Dew
59°F / 15°C
dew 58°F / 15°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 11 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KPPA 281230Z AUTO 20011KT 5SM BR CLR 15/15 A3007 RMK AO2 T01510146

What changed at KPPA?

Since the 1310Z (8:10 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
  • A ceiling formed at 700 ft.

Current pilot readout for KPPA

KPPA is currently MVFR with winds from 200° at 11 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 3,850 ft (field elevation 3,245 ft). KPPA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAMA, about 42 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
17FAV10 kt head4 kt right
238 kt head7 kt left
058 kt tail7 kt right
3510 kt tail4 kt left

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KPPA 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 05/23
    4,500 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KPPA
    Wind
    05
    8 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
    23
    8 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 17/35
    5,862 × 100 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KPPA
    Wind
    17
    10 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    35
    10 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
0142814Z01Z13Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 9→14 kt, ceiling 800 ft → 700 ft.

KPPA 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 KPPA

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

PIREP1324Z (8:24 AM CDT) · 100 NM SW of KPPA · 16,000 ft MSL · PA46
Show raw report
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.
PIREP1223Z (7:23 AM CDT) · 42 NM SW of KPPA · during climb · A319
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AMA UA /OV PNH170002/TM 1223/FLDURC/TP A319/SK OVC044-TOP046
AMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNH170002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1223Reported at 12:23 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC044-TOP046Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1140Z (6:40 AM CDT) · 39 NM SW of KPPA · during descent · BE20
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AMA UA /OV PNH040002/TM 1140/FLDURD/TP BE20/SK OVC041
AMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNH040002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1140Reported at 11:40 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC041Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1111Z (6:11 AM CDT) · 42 NM SW of KPPA · during climb · A319
Show raw report
AMA UA /OV PNH170002/TM 1111/FLDURC/TP A319/SK OVC012-TOP014
AMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNH170002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1111Reported at 11:11 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC012-TOP014Sky 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 KPPA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KPPA reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 73%MVFR 14%IFR 13%
Wind avg/max: 14/20 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 81%MVFR 7%IFR 5%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 10/21 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 27

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
71%
23
11%
35
10%
05
8%

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Live KPPA Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KPPA's own weather station.

N173511 kt
Headwind
10 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

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

Asphalt · 5,862 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Perry Lefors Field (KPPA) with runway 05/23, 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 05/23, 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 · Jet A-1+
Attended
Daily 0800-1700 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting · Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KPPA
IATA
PPA
FAA LID
PPA
City
Pampa
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
3,245 ft
Coordinates
35.6130, -100.9960
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,862 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KAMA
AWOS/ASOS
118.725 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 51m

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Pilot PIREPs for Perry Lefors Field (KPPA)

Community-submitted

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

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