Robotek Airport (TX81) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGLE), TX81 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 5 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Robotek Airport in Gainesville, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGLE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Robotek Airport (TX81) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gainesville, TX at a field elevation of 775 ft. TX81 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGLE, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,238 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAFW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGLE, 10 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 5 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (56°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGLE 281155Z AUTO 19005KT 9SM CLR 13/13 A3017 RMK AO2 T01350129 10175 20135 53006
What changed at KGLE (nearest station)?
Since the 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for TX81
Based on the nearest station (KGLE), TX81 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 5 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 775 ft). TX81 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAFW, about 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 1,238 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 09 | 1,238 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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TX81 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 09/271,238 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at TX81Wind
- 09
- 1 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 1 kt headwind · 5 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 3→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
TX81 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at TX81
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGLE reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,800 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 88%
- 27
- 12%
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Live crosswind meter
TX81 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGLE, 10 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- TX81
- City
- Gainesville
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 775 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.5500, -97.0381
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,238 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGLE
- TAF
- Nearest KAFW
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 25m
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Nearby airports
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Within 25 NM
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Pilot PIREPs for Robotek Airport (TX81)
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