Wheeler Municipal Airport (KT59) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHHF), KT59 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Wheeler Municipal Airport in Wheeler, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHHF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Wheeler Municipal Airport (KT59) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wheeler, TX at a field elevation of 2,470 ft. KT59 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHHF, about 29 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,565 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHHF, 28.5 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.04 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHHF 281255Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM CLR 15/14 A3004 RMK AO2
What changed at KHHF (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KT59
Based on the nearest station (KHHF), KT59 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,900 ft (field elevation 2,470 ft). KT59 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCDS, about 61 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 | 3,565 ft | ASP | 7 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 35 | 3,565 ft | ASP | 7 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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KT59 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 17/353,565 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KT59Wind
- 17
- 7 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 7 kt tailwind · 6 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 24 h: wind 3→9 kt, ceiling 2,900 ft → unlimited.
KT59 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 KT59
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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AMA UA /OV PNH170002/TM 1223/FLDURC/TP A319/SK OVC044-TOP046
AMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PNH170002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1223Reported at 12:23 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC044-TOP046Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
AMA UA /OV PNH040002/TM 1140/FLDURD/TP BE20/SK OVC041
AMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PNH040002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1140Reported at 11:40 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC041Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
AMA UA /OV PNH170002/TM 1111/FLDURC/TP A319/SK OVC012-TOP014
AMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PNH170002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1111Reported at 11:11 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC012-TOP014Sky 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 KT59
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHHF reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- 17
- 82%
- 35
- 18%
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Live crosswind meter
KT59 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHHF, 29 nm away.
Wind is 40° 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- T59
- City
- Wheeler
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,470 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.4511, -100.2000
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,565 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHHF
- TAF
- Nearest KCDS
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 38m
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Pilot PIREPs for Wheeler Municipal Airport (KT59)
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