Windy Tales Airport (TX34) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMWL), TX34 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Windy Tales Airport in Mineral Wells, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMWL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Windy Tales Airport (TX34) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mineral Wells, TX at a field elevation of 980 ft. TX34 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMWL, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNFW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMWL, 5.5 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMWL 280853Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01560133 58000
What changed at KMWL (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 1°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
Current pilot readout for TX34
Based on the nearest station (KMWL), TX34 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 1,050 ft (field elevation 980 ft). TX34 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNFW, 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 2,200 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 27 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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TX34 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 09/272,200 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at TX34Wind
- 09
- 5 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 5 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
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“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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
TX34 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 TX34
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 TX34
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMWL reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 89%
- 27
- 11%
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Live crosswind meter
TX34 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMWL, 5.5 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- TX34
- City
- Mineral Wells
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 980 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.8484, -97.9843
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMWL
- TAF
- Nearest KNFW
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 50m
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Pilot PIREPs for Windy Tales Airport (TX34)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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