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Parrish Airstrip (TX52) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMNZ), TX52 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Parrish Airstrip in Cranfills Gap, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMNZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Parrish Airstrip (TX52) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cranfills Gap, TX at a field elevation of 917 ft. TX52 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMNZ, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KACT.

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VFR
Observed 2015Z (3:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMNZ, 20.6 nm away.

Wind
180° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.10"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 63°F / 17°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 ft, scattered clouds at 5,000 ft, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KMNZ 282015Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM SCT040 SCT050 26/17 A3010 RMK AO2

What changed at KMNZ (nearest station)?

Since the 1955Z (2:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1955Z (2:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for TX52

Based on the nearest station (KMNZ), TX52 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 2,250 ft (field elevation 917 ft). TX52 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KACT, 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
14FAV8 kt head5 kt right
328 kt tail5 kt left

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TX52 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 14/32
    2,000 × 90 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at TX52
    Wind
    14
    8 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    32
    8 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    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
0102020Z08Z20Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

TX52 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 TX52

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

PIREP1952Z (2:52 PM CDT) · 76 NM NE of TX52 · during descent · E170
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DFW UA /OV RWY 17L FINAL/TM 1952/FLDURD/TP E170/SK SCT 049 BASES 040/RM DFWEE
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RWY 17L FINALLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1952Reported at 19:52 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT 049 BASES 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DFWEERemarks.
PIREP1930Z (2:30 PM CDT) · 72 NM NE of TX52 · 4,300 ft MSL · E145
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DAL UA /OV 8 S DAL/TM 1930/FL043/TP E145/SK BKN/RM BASES 043, TOPS 070
DAL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 8 S DALLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1930Reported at 19:30 UTC.
FL043Altitude: 4,300 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 043, TOPS 070Remarks.
PIREP1927Z (2:27 PM CDT) · 27 NM NW of TX52 · during climb · C56X
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DFW UA /OV MQP185040/TM 1927/FL380/TP C56X/TB NEG/RM DURC ZFW94
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQP185040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURC ZFW94Remarks.
PIREP1921Z (2:21 PM CDT) · 58 NM S of TX52 · 30,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light chop turbulence
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GRK UA /OV AGJ130030/TM 1921/FL300/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGJ130030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1921Reported at 19:21 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1907Z (2:07 PM CDT) · 66 NM SW of TX52 · 33,000 ft MSL · E75L
light chop turbulence
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GRK UA /OV AGJ200025/TM 1907/FL330/TP E75L/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGJ200025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1907Reported at 19:07 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1900Z (2:00 PM CDT) · 92 NM SW of TX52 · 37,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light turbulence
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ERV UA /OV STV030015/TM 1900/FL370/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STV030015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1900Reported at 19:00 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1857Z (1:57 PM CDT) · 66 NM E of TX52 · 21,000 ft MSL · C56X
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ACT UA /OV TORNN/TM 1857/FL210/TP C56X/SK TOP130/RM ZFW96
ACT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TORNNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1857Reported at 18:57 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP130Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW96Remarks.
PIREP1845Z (1:45 PM CDT) · 76 NM NE of TX52 · 39,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous- moderate fl370-390 turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CVW/TM 1845/FL390/TP B738/TB CONS-MOD FL370-390/RM ZFW46
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1845Reported at 18:45 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS-MOD FL370-390Turbulence: continuous- moderate fl370-390.
RM ZFW46Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at TX52

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMNZ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 81%MVFR 14%IFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 8/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 2%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 7/15 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

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.

14
70%
32
30%

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Live crosswind meter

TX52 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMNZ, 21 nm away.

N14329 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt

Wind is 33° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Parrish Airstrip (TX52)
N ↑

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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
TX52
City
Cranfills Gap
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
917 ft
Coordinates
31.7946, -97.7739
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMNZ
TAF
Nearest KACT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 17m

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Pilot PIREPs for Parrish Airstrip (TX52)

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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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