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Finney Field (KT47) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:50 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGYI), KT47 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Finney Field in Howe, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGYI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Finney Field (KT47) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Howe, TX at a field elevation of 833 ft. KT47 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGYI, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,549 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDUA.

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VFR
Observed 2050Z (3:50 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGYI, 10.8 nm away.

Wind
150° 10 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
7,000 ft
Altimeter
30.11"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 63°F / 17°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 7,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KGYI 282050Z 15010KT 10SM SCT045 OVC070 26/17 A3011

What changed at KGYI (nearest station)?

Since the 1950Z (2:50 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1950Z (2:50 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KT47

Based on the nearest station (KGYI), KT47 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,100 ft (field elevation 833 ft). KT47 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDUA, about 27 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
18FAV9 kt head5 kt left
369 kt tail5 kt right

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KT47 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.

  • Runway 18/36
    2,549 × 40 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KT47
    Wind
    18
    9 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    36
    9 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    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
071422Z07Z20Z

Over the last 22 h: wind 7→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → 7,000 ft.

KT47 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 KT47

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

PIREP2120Z (4:20 PM CDT) · 56 NM NW of KT47 · 36,000 ft MSL · BCS1
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ADM UA /OV ADM360010/TM 2120/FL360/TP BCS1/TB NEG/RM ZFW48
ADM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ADM360010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2120Reported at 21:20 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS1Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW48Remarks.
PIREP2109Z (4:09 PM CDT) · 31 NM SE of KT47 · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
lggt- moderate chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV BYP180025/TM 2109/FL370/TP B738/TB LGGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZFW90
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BYP180025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2109Reported at 21:09 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: lggt- moderate chop.
RM ZFW90Remarks.
PIREP2046Z (3:46 PM CDT) · 74 NM S of KT47 · 37,000 ft MSL · CL35
continuous modd turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CVE170035/TM 2046/FL370/TP CL35/TB CONS MODD/RM ZFW46
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVE170035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2046Reported at 20:46 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS MODDTurbulence: continuous modd.
RM ZFW46Remarks.
PIREP2031Z (3:31 PM CDT) · 43 NM SW of KT47 · during descent · A21N
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DFW UA /OV RWY 17C FINAL/TM 2031/FLDURD/TP A21N/SK SCT 046 SCT BASE 045/RM DFWEE
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RWY 17C FINALLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2031Reported at 20:31 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT 046 SCT BASE 045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DFWEERemarks.
PIREP2029Z (3:29 PM CDT) · 52 NM SW of KT47 · 5,300 ft MSL · CRJ9
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DFW UA /OV 10 S DFW/TM 2029/FL053/TP CRJ9/SK BKN053 TOPS078
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10 S DFWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2029Reported at 20:29 UTC.
FL053Altitude: 5,300 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN053 TOPS078Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2029Z (3:29 PM CDT) · 28 NM S of KT47 · 4,000 ft MSL · GLF4
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DFW UA /OV 7 SE TKI/TM 2029/FL040/TP GLF4/SK BASES 040
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 7 SE TKILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2029Reported at 20:29 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP GLF4Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1952Z (2:52 PM CDT) · 43 NM SW of KT47 · during descent · E170
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DFW UA /OV RWY 17L FINAL/TM 1952/FLDURD/TP E170/SK SCT 049 BASES 040/RM DFWEE
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RWY 17L FINALLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1952Reported at 19:52 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT 049 BASES 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DFWEERemarks.
PIREP1930Z (2:30 PM CDT) · 50 NM S of KT47 · 4,300 ft MSL · E145
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DAL UA /OV 8 S DAL/TM 1930/FL043/TP E145/SK BKN/RM BASES 043, TOPS 070
DAL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 8 S DALLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1930Reported at 19:30 UTC.
FL043Altitude: 4,300 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 043, TOPS 070Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KT47

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGYI reported mostly VFR across 47 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 8/12 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft
Lowest vis: 8 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
74%
36
26%

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Live crosswind meter

KT47 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGYI, 11 nm away.

N183610 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
5 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,549 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Finney Field (KT47) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
T47
City
Howe
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
833 ft
Coordinates
33.5351, -96.6496
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,549 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGYI
TAF
Nearest KDUA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
2h 7m

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Pilot PIREPs for Finney Field (KT47)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Finney Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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