Menard County Airport (KT50) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:51 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KJCT), KT50 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 7 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Menard County Airport in Menard, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJCT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Menard County Airport (KT50) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Menard, TX at a field elevation of 1,933 ft. KT50 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJCT, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 4,100 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJCT, 25.4 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 7 kt, gusting 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 4,200 ft, temperature 26°C (78°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KJCT 271851Z AUTO 19007G16KT 10SM FEW042 26/16 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02560156
What changed at KJCT (nearest station)?
Since the 1751Z (12:51 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed down from 13 to 7 kt.
- The 5,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.19 → 30.16 inHg.
Current pilot readout for KT50
Based on the nearest station (KJCT), KT50 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 7 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately 3,350 ft (field elevation 1,933 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 4,100 ft | ASP | 6 kt head | 4 kt right (g9) |
| 33 | 4,100 ft | ASP | 6 kt tail | 4 kt left (g9) |
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KT50 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 15/334,100 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KT50Wind
- 15
- 6 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 6 kt tailwind · 4 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 7→7 kt, ceiling 4,200 ft → unlimited.
KT50 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 KT50
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ERV UA /OV KERV/TM 1808/FL045/TP GA6C/SK BASE 045/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KERVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1808Reported at 18:08 UTC.FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.TP GA6CAircraft type reporting.SK BASE 045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
ERV UA /OV ERV/TM 1641/FL035/TP C172/SK BASE 035/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ERVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1641Reported at 16:41 UTC.FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE 035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
SAT UA /OV 5 NW SAT/TM 1551/FLDURD/TP B763/SK B-023
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 5 NW SATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1551Reported at 15:51 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP B763Aircraft type reporting.SK B-023Sky 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 KT50
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJCT reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 15
- 72%
- 33
- 28%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KJCT 271720Z 2718/2818 16008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM280600 13004KT P6SM SCT015 FM281200 18006KT P6SM BKN008
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Live crosswind meter
KT50 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJCT, 25 nm away.
Wind is 36° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 15/33 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- T50
- City
- Menard
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,933 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.9319, -99.8088
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KJCT
- TAF
- Nearest KJCT
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 5h 0m
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Pilot PIREPs for Menard County Airport (KT50)
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