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Dan Jones International Airport (KT51) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDWH), KT51 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Dan Jones International Airport in Houston, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDWH): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Dan Jones International Airport (KT51) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Houston, TX at a field elevation of 166 ft. KT51 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDWH, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,440 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDWH.

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VFR
Observed 1853Z (1:53 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDWH, 6.1 nm away.

Wind
090° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
6,500 ft
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
77°F / 25°C
dew 65°F / 18°C

Wind from the east (090°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 6,500 ft, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KDWH 281853Z AUTO 09009KT 10SM OVC065 25/18 A3014 RMK AO2 RAB1725E06 SLP203 P0000 T02500183 $

What changed at KDWH (nearest station)?

Since the 1653Z (11:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 130° to 090°.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.18 → 30.14 inHg.

Current pilot readout for KT51

Based on the nearest station (KDWH), KT51 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 166 ft). KT51 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDWH, about 6 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
17FAV0 kt head9 kt left
350 kt head9 kt right

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KT51 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 17/35
    3,440 × 50 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KT51
    Wind
    17
    0 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
    35
    0 kt headwind · 9 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
061219Z06Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→9 kt, ceiling 7,500 ft → 6,500 ft.

KT51 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 KT51

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

PIREP1917Z (2:17 PM CDT) · 4 NM SE of KT51 · 4,000 ft MSL · A319
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IAH UA /OV 15W IAH/TM 1917/FL040/TP A319/SK BASE 050
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 15W IAHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1917Reported at 19:17 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1906Z (2:06 PM CDT) · 17 NM E of KT51 · during climb · E145
occasional light chop turbulence
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IAH UA /OV IAH/TM 1906/FL220/TP E145/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM DURC ZHU
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IAHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1906Reported at 19:06 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM DURC ZHURemarks.
PIREP1857Z (1:57 PM CDT) · 99 NM NW of KT51 · 21,000 ft MSL · C56X
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ACT UA /OV TORNN/TM 1857/FL210/TP C56X/SK TOP130/RM ZFW96
ACT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TORNNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1857Reported at 18:57 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP130Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW96Remarks.
PIREP1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) · 47 NM NW of KT51 · 4,000 ft MSL · C560
moderate turb turbulence
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CLL UA /OV 5E CLL/TM 1855/FL040/TP C560/SK BKN030/WX -RA/TB MOD TURB
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5E CLLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1855Reported at 18:55 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C560Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX -RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB MOD TURBTurbulence: moderate turb.
PIREP1851Z (1:51 PM CDT) · 89 NM W of KT51 · 38,000 ft MSL · E35L
continuous light chop turbulence
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AUS UA /OV CWK150020/TM 1851/FL380/TP E35L/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWK150020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1851Reported at 18:51 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP E35LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1842Z (1:42 PM CDT) · 35 NM S of KT51 · 3,000 ft MSL · C210
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HOU UA /OV 15SW HOU/TM 1842/FL030/TP C210/SK BKN028 BKN032
HOU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 15SW HOULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1842Reported at 18:42 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP C210Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN028 BKN032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1819Z (1:19 PM CDT) · 79 NM N of KT51 · 32,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous light chop turbulence
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DKR UA /OV CRIED/TM 1819/FL320/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW89
DKR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRIEDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1819Reported at 18:19 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZFW89Remarks.
PIREP1801Z (1:01 PM CDT) · 6 NM E of KT51 · 2,000 ft MSL · G280
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DWH UA /OV 9 NORTH/TM 1801/FL020/TP G280/WX -RA/RM BASES 022
DWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 9 NORTHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1801Reported at 18:01 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP G280Aircraft type reporting.
WX -RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM BASES 022Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KT51

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDWH reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 46 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 22%MVFR 17%IFR 41%LIFR 20%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 14

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 83%MVFR 9%IFR 7%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 22

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

35
59%
17
41%

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Live crosswind meter

KT51 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDWH, 6.1 nm away.

N17359 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
9 kt

Wind is 89° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,440 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Dan Jones International Airport (KT51) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

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
Daily DAWN-0000 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
Yes
Other services
Air ambulance
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
T51
City
Houston
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
166 ft
Coordinates
30.0429, -95.6672
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,440 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KDWH
TAF
Nearest KDWH
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 19m

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Pilot PIREPs for Dan Jones International Airport (KT51)

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 Dan Jones International Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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