Hawkeye Hunting Club Airport (TX45) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCNW), TX45 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hawkeye Hunting Club Airport in West, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCNW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hawkeye Hunting Club Airport (TX45) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around West, TX at a field elevation of 260 ft. TX45 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCNW, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KACT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCNW, 8.3 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 600 ft, scattered clouds at 1,000 ft, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCNW 280935Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM FEW006 SCT010 15/14 A3012 RMK AO2
What changed at KCNW (nearest station)?
Since the 0922Z (4:22 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0922Z (4:22 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for TX45
Based on the nearest station (KCNW), TX45 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 260 ft). TX45 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KACT, about 11 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 | 3,200 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| W | 3,200 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
TX45 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of TX45
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 TX45
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCNW reported mostly VFR across 45 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 12,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
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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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- TX45
- City
- West
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 260 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.7697, -97.1318
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCNW
- TAF
- Nearest KACT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 48m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hawkeye Hunting Club Airport (TX45)
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