Stapleton Field (TX03) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KINJ), TX03 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Stapleton Field in Abbott, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KINJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Stapleton Field (TX03) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Abbott, TX at a field elevation of 716 ft. TX03 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KINJ, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 4 physical runways (E, N, S, W), the longest 2,360 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KACT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KINJ, 12.6 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KINJ 280855Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A3014 RMK AO2 T01750140
What changed at KINJ (nearest station)?
Since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for TX03
Based on the nearest station (KINJ), TX03 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 900 ft (field elevation 716 ft). TX03 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KACT, about 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 1,745 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 2 kt right |
| N | 2,360 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 2 kt right |
| S | 2,360 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 2 kt right |
| W | 1,745 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 8→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
TX03 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 TX03
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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DAL UA /OV RUNWAY/TM 0405/FL003/TP B738/RM LOSS 5 KNOTS AT 300 FT
DAL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RUNWAYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0405Reported at 04:05 UTC.FL003Altitude: 300 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.RM LOSS 5 KNOTS AT 300 FTRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at TX03
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KINJ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/N/S/W
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Ireg DALGT local
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- TX03
- City
- Abbott
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 716 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.8751, -97.0681
- Runways
- 4 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,360 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KINJ
- TAF
- Nearest KACT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 34m
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Pilot PIREPs for Stapleton Field (TX03)
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