Panhandle Carson County Airport (KT45) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAMA), KT45 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 16 knots gusting 25, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Panhandle Carson County Airport in Panhandle, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAMA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Panhandle Carson County Airport (KT45) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Panhandle, TX at a field elevation of 3,454 ft. KT45 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAMA, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,404 ft. CTAF is 122.7.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAMA, 18.8 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (230°) at 16 kt, gusting 25 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KAMA 281753Z 23016G25KT 10SM CLR 23/13 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP155 6//// T02280133 10228 20150 58002 PNO $
What changed at KAMA (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.11 → 30.09 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KT45
Based on the nearest station (KAMA), KT45 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 16 knots gusting 25, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 5,000 ft (field elevation 3,454 ft). KT45 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAMA, about 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 4,404 ft | ASP | 10 kt head | 12 kt right (g19) |
| 35 | 4,404 ft | ASP | 10 kt tail | 12 kt left (g19) |
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KT45 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 17/354,404 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KT45Wind
- 17
- 10 kt headwind · 12 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 10 kt tailwind · 12 kt crosswind from left
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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 23 h: wind 18→18 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KT45 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 KT45
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAMA reported mostly VFR across 28 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 82%
- 35
- 18%
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Live crosswind meter
KT45 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAMA, 19 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 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
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- T45
- City
- Panhandle
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,454 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.3617, -101.3650
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,404 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAMA
- TAF
- Nearest KAMA
- CTAF
- 122.7 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 5h 1m
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Pilot PIREPs for Panhandle Carson County Airport (KT45)
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