Rooke Field (KRFG) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:53 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KRKP), KRFG is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 8 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Rooke Field in Refugio, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRKP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Rooke Field (KRFG) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Refugio, TX at a field elevation of 54 ft. KRFG has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRKP, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 4,361 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCRP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRKP, 19.3 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 8 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRKP 280253Z AUTO 07008KT 8SM CLR 24/22 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP194 T02440222 53007
What changed at KRKP (nearest station)?
Since the 0153Z (8:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0153Z (8:53 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KRFG
Based on the nearest station (KRKP), KRFG is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 8 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 54 ft). KRFG does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCRP, about 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 4,361 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 8 kt left |
| 32 | 4,361 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 8 kt right |
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KRFG 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 14/324,361 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KRFGWind
- 14
- 1 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
- 32
- 1 kt tailwind · 8 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 22 h: wind 10→8 kt, ceiling 9,500 ft → unlimited.
KRFG 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KRFG
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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VCT UA /OV VCT/TM 0225/FL1100/TP BE20/SK SCT032
VCT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV VCTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0225Reported at 02:25 UTC.FL1100Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.SK SCT032Sky 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 KRFG
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRKP reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 59 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 14
- 63%
- 32
- 37%
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Live crosswind meter
KRFG has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRKP, 19 nm away.
Wind is 81° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 14/32 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
- Daily 0800-2000 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Glider service
- Pattern altitude
- 854 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KRFG
- IATA
- RFG
- FAA LID
- RFG
- City
- Refugio
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 54 ft
- Coordinates
- 28.2936, -97.3230
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,361 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRKP
- TAF
- Nearest KCRP
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 19h 55m
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Pilot PIREPs for Rooke Field (KRFG)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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