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Blackwood Airpark (TX46) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:55 AM CDT, Oct 29, based on the nearest station (KCPT), TX46 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Blackwood Airpark in Cleburne, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCPT): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Blackwood Airpark (TX46) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cleburne, TX at a field elevation of 820 ft. TX46 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCPT, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGKY.

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

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCPT, 4.1 nm away.

Wind
160° 5 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.12"
Temp / Dew
67°F / 20°C
dew 67°F / 20°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 ft, temperature 20°C (67°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCPT 291355Z AUTO 16005KT 9SM SCT080 20/20 A3012 RMK AO2 T01960196 $

What changed at KCPT (nearest station)?

Since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 8,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for TX46

Based on the nearest station (KCPT), TX46 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 820 ft). TX46 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGKY, about 21 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
17FAV5 kt head1 kt left
355 kt tail2 kt right

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TX46 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 17/35
    2,600 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at TX46
    Wind
    17
    5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    35
    5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    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
0102014Z02Z13Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→5 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → unlimited.

TX46 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 TX46

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

PIREP1357Z (8:57 AM CDT) · 45 NM S of TX46 · 25,000 ft MSL · B738
occasional light chop turbulence
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ACT UA /OV ACT/TM 1357/FL250/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZFW46
ACT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ACTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1357Reported at 13:57 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZFW46Remarks.
PIREP1351Z (8:51 AM CDT) · 96 NM N of TX46 · 32,000 ft MSL · A319
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ADM UA /OV ADM135020/TM 1351/FL320/TP A319/TB NEG/RM ZFW48
ADM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ADM135020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1351Reported at 13:51 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW48Remarks.
PIREP1328Z (8:28 AM CDT) · 30 NM N of TX46 · during climb · E170
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DFW UA /OV DFW270015/TM 1328/FLDURC/TP E170/SK BKN095
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DFW270015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1328Reported at 13:28 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN095Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1324Z (8:24 AM CDT) · 30 NM N of TX46 · 9,000 ft MSL · A321
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DFW UA /OV DFW270015/TM 1324/FL090/TP A321/SK TOPS 097 BASES 067
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DFW270015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1324Reported at 13:24 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 097 BASES 067Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1310Z (8:10 AM CDT) · 42 NM W of TX46 · 5,000 ft MSL · BE58
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SEP UA /OV SEP/TM 1310/FL050/TP BE58/SK BASES AT 002/WX 1/4 MILE VIS/RM ZFW62
SEP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1310Reported at 13:10 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP BE58Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES AT 002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 1/4 MILE VISWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM ZFW62Remarks.
PIREP1237Z (7:37 AM CDT) · 55 NM NW of TX46 · 32,000 ft MSL · B737
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DFW UA /OV MQP270020/TM 1237/FL320/TP B737/TB NEG/RM ZFW94
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQP270020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1237Reported at 12:37 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW94Remarks.
PIREP1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) · 38 NM N of TX46 · during descent · C208
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AFW UA /OV AFW340003/TM 1235/FLDURD/TP C208/SK BKN018
AFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AFW340003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1235Reported at 12:35 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN018Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1222Z (7:22 AM CDT) · 97 NM NW of TX46 · 36,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light moderate turbulence
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SPS UA /OV SPS195040/TM 1222/FL360/TP B737/TB CONS LGT MOD/RM ZFW47
SPS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SPS195040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1222Reported at 12:22 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT MODTurbulence: continuous light moderate.
RM ZFW47Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at TX46

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCPT reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 88%MVFR 11%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 7/13 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 91%MVFR 2%IFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 5/15 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,400 ft
Lowest vis: 1.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 7

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.

17
65%
35
35%

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Live crosswind meter

TX46 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCPT, 4.1 nm away.

N17355 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 17° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Blackwood Airpark (TX46)
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Nearby TFRs

Active FAA TFRs near TX46

FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near TX46.

VIP TFR
Weatherford, TX
Active 16.8 NM from TX46
Effective: Thursday, October 29, 2026 Local
NOTAM: 6/2679

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Daily DALGT local
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
TX46
City
Cleburne
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
820 ft
Coordinates
32.4096, -97.3872
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCPT
TAF
Nearest KGKY
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 37m

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Pilot PIREPs for Blackwood Airpark (TX46)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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