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Flying O Airport (TX29) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:35 PM CDT, Oct 29, based on the nearest station (KJWY), TX29 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Flying O Airport in Bardwell, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJWY): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Flying O Airport (TX29) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bardwell, TX at a field elevation of 490 ft. TX29 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJWY, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGKY.

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VFR
Observed 1735Z (12:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJWY, 14.7 nm away.

Wind
180° 6 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.18"
Temp / Dew
74°F / 24°C
dew 67°F / 20°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 6 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, a few clouds at 5,500 ft, temperature 24°C (74°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KJWY 291735Z AUTO 18006KT 9SM FEW055 24/20 A3018 RMK AO2 T02350195 $

What changed at KJWY (nearest station)?

Since the 1715Z (12:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 150° to 180°.

Current pilot readout for TX29

Based on the nearest station (KJWY), TX29 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 490 ft). TX29 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGKY, about 30 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
18FAV6 kt head1 kt left
366 kt tail0 kt

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TX29 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
    3,300 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at TX29
    Wind
    18
    6 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    36
    6 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
091817Z05Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 10→6 kt, ceiling 3,600 ft → unlimited.

TX29 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 TX29

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

PIREP1736Z (12:36 PM CDT) · 41 NM SE of TX29 · 6,000 ft MSL · C172
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CRS UA /OV CQY135018/TM 1736/FL060/TP C172/TB NEG/RM ZFW29
CRS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CQY135018Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1736Reported at 17:36 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW29Remarks.
PIREP1724Z (12:24 PM CDT) · 56 NM W of TX29 · during descent · A319
moderate 17,500–15,000 ft turbulence
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DFW UA /OV DFW240040/TM 1724/FL175/TP A319/TB MOD 175-150/RM DURD
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DFW240040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1724Reported at 17:24 UTC.
FL175Altitude: 17,500 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD 175-150Turbulence: moderate 17,500–15,000 ft.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1723Z (12:23 PM CDT) · 47 NM W of TX29 · 17,000 ft MSL · A319
moderate turbulence
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GDJ UA /OV BOOVE/TM 1723/FL170/TP A319/TB MOD/RM ZFW62
GDJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BOOVELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1723Reported at 17:23 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
RM ZFW62Remarks.
PIREP1703Z (12:03 PM CDT) · 50 NM SE of TX29 · 17,000 ft MSL · BE20
light rim icing
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ACT UA /OV ACT090050/TM 1703/FL170/TP BE20/TA M01/IC LGT RIM/RM ZFW96
ACT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ACT090050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1703Reported at 17:03 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
TA M01Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMIcing: light rim.
RM ZFW96Remarks.
PIREP1702Z (12:02 PM CDT) · 17 NM SW of TX29 · 24,000 ft MSL · B738
light chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CQY250035/TM 1702/FL240/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW46
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CQY250035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1702Reported at 17:02 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZFW46Remarks.
PIREP1633Z (11:33 AM CDT) · 34 NM NW of TX29 · 10,000 ft MSL · S22T
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MWL UA /OV MWL090045/TM 1633/FL100/TP S22T/TB NEG/RM ZFW32
MWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MWL090045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1633Reported at 16:33 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP S22TAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW32Remarks.
PIREP1627Z (11:27 AM CDT) · 90 NM S of TX29 · 11,000 ft MSL · BE55
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TPL UA /OV KTPL150020/TM 1627/FL110/TP BE55/WX LGTV RA/TB NEG/RM ZHU
TPL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTPL150020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1627Reported at 16:27 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP BE55Aircraft type reporting.
WX LGTV RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1611Z (11:11 AM CDT) · 94 NM SW of TX29 · 23,000 ft MSL · TBM7
light rime icing
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GRK UA /OV KAGJ175025/TM 1611/FL230/TP TBM7/TA M03/IC LGT RIME/RM ZHU
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KAGJ175025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1611Reported at 16:11 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at TX29

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJWY reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

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

TX29 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJWY, 15 nm away.

N18366 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 6° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Flying O Airport (TX29)
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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
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
TX29
City
Bardwell
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
490 ft
Coordinates
32.2890, -96.7044
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KJWY
TAF
Nearest KGKY
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 53m

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Pilot PIREPs for Flying O Airport (TX29)

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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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