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Flamingo Airfield (TA59) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRPH), TA59 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Flamingo Airfield in Jacksboro, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRPH): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Flamingo Airfield (TA59) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Jacksboro, TX at a field elevation of 1,160 ft. TA59 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRPH, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNFW.

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No data
Observed 2335Z (6:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRPH, 13.4 nm away.

Wind
140° 4 kt
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.05"
Temp / Dew
77°F / 25°C
dew 62°F / 17°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg.

Raw METAR
METAR KRPH 282335Z AUTO 14004KT CLR 25/17 A3005 RMK AO2 T02500168 PWINO $

What changed at KRPH (nearest station)?

Since the 2315Z (6:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2315Z (6:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for TA59

Based on the nearest station (KRPH), TA59 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,500 ft (field elevation 1,160 ft). TA59 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNFW, about 47 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
18FAV3 kt head3 kt left
363 kt tail3 kt right

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TA59 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
    1,400 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at TA59
    Wind
    18
    3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    36
    3 kt tailwind · 3 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
0102023Z11Z23Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

TA59 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 TA59

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

PIREP2311Z (6:11 PM CDT) · 71 NM E of TA59 · 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.
PIREP2243Z (5:43 PM CDT) · 92 NM S of TA59 · 31,000 ft MSL · A321
intermittent continuous light chop turbulence
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BWD UA /OV BWD120030/TM 2243/FL310/TP A321/TB INTMT CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW63
BWD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BWD120030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2243Reported at 22:43 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent continuous light chop.
RM ZFW63Remarks.
PIREP2240Z (5:40 PM CDT) · 85 NM W of TA59 · 36,000 ft MSL · B739
continuous light to moderate chop turbulence
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ABI UA /OV ABI340025/TM 2240/FL360/TP B739/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZFW93
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABI340025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2240Reported at 22:40 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous light to moderate chop.
RM ZFW93Remarks.
PIREP2227Z (5:27 PM CDT) · 57 NM W of TA59 · 36,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous light chop turbulence
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ABI UA /OV ABI020045/TM 2227/FL360/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW93
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABI020045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2227Reported at 22:27 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZFW93Remarks.
PIREP2203Z (5:03 PM CDT) · 64 NM E of TA59 · 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.
PIREP2156Z (4:56 PM CDT) · 63 NM SW of TA59 · 34,000 ft MSL · B738
moderate chop turbulence
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ABI UA /OV ABI090035/TM 2156/FL340/TP B738/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZFW94
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABI090035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2156Reported at 21:56 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
RM ZFW94Remarks.
PIREP2151Z (4:51 PM CDT) · 64 NM E of TA59 · 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) · 64 NM E of TA59 · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at TA59

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRPH reported mostly marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,700 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 25%MVFR 75%
Wind avg/max: 5/11 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 1

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 89%MVFR 11%
Wind avg/max: 4/10 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 1

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
63%
36
37%

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Live crosswind meter

TA59 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRPH, 13 nm away.

N18364 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 47° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Flamingo Airfield (TA59)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Ireg all day
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
TA59
City
Jacksboro
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,160 ft
Coordinates
33.0993, -98.2895
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,400 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRPH
TAF
Nearest KNFW
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
2m

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Pilot PIREPs for Flamingo Airfield (TA59)

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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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