Sunray Airport (KX43) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDUX), KX43 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 20 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Sunray Airport in Sunray, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDUX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sunray Airport (KX43) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sunray, TX at a field elevation of 3,507 ft. KX43 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDUX, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (02/20, 17/35), the longest 3,760 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDUX, 13.6 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (230°) at 20 kt, gusting 26 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDUX 281815Z AUTO 23020G26KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A3006 RMK AO2 PK WND 22026/04
What changed at KDUX (nearest station)?
Since the 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 26 kt.
Current pilot readout for KX43
Based on the nearest station (KDUX), KX43 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 20 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately 5,250 ft (field elevation 3,507 ft). KX43 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDHT, about 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 3,760 ft | GVL | 18 kt head | 8 kt right (g10) |
| 17 | 3,250 ft | ASP | 13 kt head | 16 kt right (g20) |
| 35 | 3,250 ft | ASP | 13 kt tail | 16 kt left (g20) |
| 02 | 3,760 ft | GVL | 18 kt tail | 8 kt left (g10) |
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KX43 runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 02/203,760 × 50 ft · GVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at KX43Wind
- 02
- 18 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
- 20
- 18 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/353,250 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KX43Wind
- 17
- 13 kt headwind · 16 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 13 kt tailwind · 16 kt crosswind from left
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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 16→20 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KX43 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 KX43
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
DHT UA /OV DHT073030/TM 1518/FL340/TP B39M/TB MOD CAT TURB/RM ZAB FDCS
DHT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DHT073030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1518Reported at 15:18 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB MOD CAT TURBTurbulence: moderate clear-air turbulence turb.RM ZAB FDCSRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KX43
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDUX reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 30 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
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
- 43%
- 20
- 33%
- 35
- 12%
- 02
- 12%
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Live crosswind meter
KX43 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDUX, 14 nm away.
Wind is 23° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- X43
- City
- Sunray
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,507 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.0292, -101.8290
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,760 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDUX
- TAF
- Nearest KDHT
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 5h 18m
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Pilot PIREPs for Sunray Airport (KX43)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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