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Square Air Airport (TS63) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTKI), TS63 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Square Air Airport in McKinney, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTKI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Square Air Airport (TS63) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around McKinney, TX at a field elevation of 655 ft. TS63 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTKI, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,850 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDAL.

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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 KTKI, 4.2 nm away.

Wind
140° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
77°F / 25°C
dew 65°F / 18°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KTKI 281853Z 14007KT 10SM CLR 25/18 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP201 T02500183

What changed at KTKI (nearest station)?

Since the 1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 180° to 140°.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.16 → 30.13 inHg.

Current pilot readout for TS63

Based on the nearest station (KTKI), TS63 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 655 ft). TS63 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDAL, about 28 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
18FAV5 kt head5 kt left
365 kt tail4 kt right

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TS63 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
    1,850 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at TS63
    Wind
    18
    5 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    36
    5 kt tailwind · 4 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
061319Z08Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

TS63 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 TS63

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

PIREP1930Z (2:30 PM CDT) · 35 NM SW of TS63 · 4,300 ft MSL · E145
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DAL UA /OV 8 S DAL/TM 1930/FL043/TP E145/SK BKN/RM BASES 043, TOPS 070
DAL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 8 S DALLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1930Reported at 19:30 UTC.
FL043Altitude: 4,300 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 043, TOPS 070Remarks.
PIREP1909Z (2:09 PM CDT) · 16 NM SE of TS63 · 33,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV BYP180025/TM 1909/FL330/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP /RM ZFW48
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BYP180025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1909Reported at 19:09 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZFW48Remarks.
PIREP1845Z (1:45 PM CDT) · 32 NM SW of TS63 · 39,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous- moderate fl370-390 turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CVW/TM 1845/FL390/TP B738/TB CONS-MOD FL370-390/RM ZFW46
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1845Reported at 18:45 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS-MOD FL370-390Turbulence: continuous- moderate fl370-390.
RM ZFW46Remarks.
PIREP1740Z (12:40 PM CDT) · 80 NM SW of TS63 · 3,000 ft MSL · P28A
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GDJ UA /OV GDJ/TM 1740/FL030/TP P28A/SK BASES AT 030/RM ZFW62
GDJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GDJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1740Reported at 17:40 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES AT 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW62Remarks.
PIREP1735Z (12:35 PM CDT) · 69 NM SE of TS63 · 4,000 ft MSL · EA50
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GGG UA /OV TYR360020/TM 1735/FL040/TP EA50/SK TOP047
GGG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TYR360020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP EA50Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP047Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1704Z (12:04 PM CDT) · 32 NM SW of TS63 · during climb · A321
light turbulence
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DFW UA /OV DFW 2SW/TM 1704/FLDURC/TP A321/SK SCT028/TB LGT
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DFW 2SWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1704Reported at 17:04 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
PIREP1545Z (10:45 AM CDT) · 79 NM SW of TS63 · 27,000 ft MSL · TBM7
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MWL UA /OV MQP/TM 1545/FL270/TP TBM7/TB NEG/RM ZFW94
MWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1545Reported at 15:45 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW94Remarks.
PIREP1545Z (10:45 AM CDT) · 79 NM SE of TS63 · during descent · SR22
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TYR UA /OV TYR/TM 1545/FL018/TP SR22/SK BKN018/RM DURD RY22
TYR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TYRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1545Reported at 15:45 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN018Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD RY22Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at TS63

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTKI reported mostly VFR across 27 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 85%MVFR 4%IFR 4%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 5/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
65%
36
35%

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Live crosswind meter

TS63 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTKI, 4.2 nm away.

N18367 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
5 kt

Wind is 46° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,850 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Square Air Airport (TS63)
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Nearby TFRs

Active FAA TFRs near TS63

FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near TS63.

VIP TFR
DALLAS, TX
Active 23.6 NM from TS63
NOTAM: 9/2934

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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Ireg all day
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
TS63
City
McKinney
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
655 ft
Coordinates
33.2455, -96.5658
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,850 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KTKI
TAF
Nearest KDAL
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 59m

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Pilot PIREPs for Square Air Airport (TS63)

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 Square Air Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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