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Edwards Lucian Wells Ranch Airport (TX31) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBPG), TX31 is currently MVFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Edwards Lucian Wells Ranch Airport in Big Spring, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBPG): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Edwards Lucian Wells Ranch Airport (TX31) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Big Spring, TX at a field elevation of 2,505 ft. TX31 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBPG, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 5,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMAF.

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MVFR
Observed 1355Z (8:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBPG, 8.6 nm away.

Wind
200° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
1,000 ft
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
62°F / 17°C
dew 60°F / 15°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,000 ft, temperature 17°C (62°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KBPG 281355Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM OVC010 17/15 A3014 RMK AO2 T01690154

Current pilot readout for TX31

Based on the nearest station (KBPG), TX31 is currently MVFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately 3,050 ft (field elevation 2,505 ft). TX31 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMAF, about 33 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
20FAV9 kt head0 kt
029 kt tail0 kt

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TX31 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 02/20
    5,200 × 100 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at TX31
    Wind
    02
    9 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    20
    9 kt headwind · 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.

TX31 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 TX31

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

PIREP1330Z (8:30 AM CDT) · 90 NM E of TX31 · during descent · C208
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ABI UA /OV 1N/TM 1330/FLDURD/TP C208/SK BKN027-TOPS030
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1NLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1330Reported at 13:30 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN027-TOPS030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1227Z (7:27 AM CDT) · 90 NM E of TX31 · altitude unknown · C525
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ABI UA /OV 5S/TM 1227/FLDUC/TP C525/SK OVC027-TOPS040
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5SLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1227Reported at 12:27 UTC.
FLDUCAltitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP C525Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC027-TOPS040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1216Z (7:16 AM CDT) · 34 NM W of TX31 · during climb · CRJ7
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MAF UA /OV 1S KMAF/TM 1216/FL050/TP CRJ7/SK OVC035-TOP050/RM DURC
MAF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1S KMAFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1216Reported at 12:16 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC035-TOP050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1136Z (6:36 AM CDT) · 99 NM N of TX31 · 3,700 ft MSL · PC12
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LBB UA /OV LBB/TM 1136/FL037/TP PC12/RM BASES 037 TOPS 046
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LBBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1136Reported at 11:36 UTC.
FL037Altitude: 3,700 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
RM BASES 037 TOPS 046Remarks.
PIREP1132Z (6:32 AM CDT) · 64 NM S of TX31 · 40,000 ft MSL · B738
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FST UA /OV KFST070050/TM 1132/FL400/TP B738/RM SMOOTH ZHU
FST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFST070050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1132Reported at 11:32 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
RM SMOOTH ZHURemarks.
PIREP1010Z (5:10 AM CDT) · 97 NM N of TX31 · 5,000 ft MSL · A319
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LBB UA /OV LBB130003/TM 1010/FL050/TP A319/SK BKN038-TOPUNKN
LBB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LBB130003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1010Reported at 10:10 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN038-TOPUNKNSky 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 TX31

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 85%MVFR 15%
Wind avg/max: 9/18 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 16

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.

20
72%
02
28%

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Live crosswind meter

TX31 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBPG, 8.6 nm away.

N20029 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 0° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 5,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Edwards Lucian Wells Ranch Airport (TX31)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
TX31
City
Big Spring
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
2,505 ft
Coordinates
32.0745, -101.5658
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBPG
TAF
Nearest KMAF
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 57m

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Pilot PIREPs for Edwards Lucian Wells Ranch Airport (TX31)

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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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