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Flying M Airport (TA08) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGVT), TA08 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Flying M Airport in Floyd, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGVT): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Flying M Airport (TA08) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Floyd, TX at a field elevation of 585 ft. TA08 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGVT, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,950 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDAL.

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VFR
Observed 0035Z (7:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGVT, 11.6 nm away.

Wind
130° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
5,500 ft
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 62°F / 17°C

Wind from the southeast (130°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 5,500 ft, broken clouds at 6,500 ft, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KGVT 290035Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM BKN055 BKN065 22/17 A3013 RMK AO2 T02220168

What changed at KGVT (nearest station)?

Since the 0015Z (7:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0015Z (7:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for TA08

Based on the nearest station (KGVT), TA08 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 585 ft). TA08 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDAL, about 34 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
18FAV2 kt head2 kt left
362 kt tail2 kt right

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TA08 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
    1,950 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at TA08
    Wind
    18
    2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    36
    2 kt tailwind · 2 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
061200Z11Z00Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → 5,500 ft.

TA08 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 TA08

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

PIREP0012Z (7:12 PM CDT) · 48 NM W of TA08 · 35,000 ft MSL · B738
light to moderate turbulence
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DFW UA /OV FUZ/TM 0012/FL350/TP B738/TB LGT-MOD/RM BETTER LOWER ZFW46
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FUZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0012Reported at 00:12 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
RM BETTER LOWER ZFW46Remarks.
PIREP2311Z (6:11 PM CDT) · 33 NM W of TA08 · 35,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
light chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CVE360005/TM 2311/FL350/TP CRJ7/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW48
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVE360005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2311Reported at 23:11 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZFW48Remarks.
PIREP2206Z (5:06 PM CDT) · 58 NM S of TA08 · 28,000 ft MSL · A321
occasional moderate chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CQY/TM 2206/FL280/TP A321/TB OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZFW46
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CQYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2206Reported at 22:06 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: occasional moderate chop.
RM ZFW46Remarks.
PIREP2203Z (5:03 PM CDT) · 41 NM W of TA08 · during descent · A321
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DFW UA /OV 18 NW/TM 2203/FLDURD/TP A321
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 18 NWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2203Reported at 22:03 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
PIREP2151Z (4:51 PM CDT) · 41 NM W of TA08 · 40,000 ft MSL · E55P
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DFW UA /OV XQY/TM 2151/FL400/TP E55P/TB NEG/RM ZFW20
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV XQYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2151Reported at 21:51 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW20Remarks.
PIREP2147Z (4:47 PM CDT) · 41 NM W of TA08 · 8,500 ft MSL · CRJ7
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DFW UA /OV 35 NW/TM 2147/FL085/TP CRJ7/SK BKN
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 35 NWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2147Reported at 21:47 UTC.
FL085Altitude: 8,500 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2133Z (4:33 PM CDT) · 35 NM W of TA08 · 37,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CVE350025/TM 2133/FL370/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW20
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVE350025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2133Reported at 21:33 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZFW20Remarks.
PIREP2120Z (4:20 PM CDT) · 86 NM NW of TA08 · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at TA08

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGVT reported mostly VFR across 66 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 85%MVFR 15%
Wind avg/max: 4/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 1,100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 1,100 ft
Lowest vis: 8 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 4

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.

18
64%
36
36%

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Live crosswind meter

TA08 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGVT, 12 nm away.

N18363 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 50° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,950 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Flying M Airport (TA08)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
TA08
City
Floyd
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
585 ft
Coordinates
33.1496, -96.2739
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,950 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGVT
TAF
Nearest KDAL
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
22h 57m

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Pilot PIREPs for Flying M Airport (TA08)

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

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