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McFarlin Ranch Airport (XA12) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:53 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KBMQ), XA12 is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near McFarlin Ranch Airport in Bertram, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBMQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

McFarlin Ranch Airport (XA12) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bertram, TX at a field elevation of 1,200 ft. XA12 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBMQ, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRK.

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VFR
Observed 1853Z (1:53 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBMQ, 10.9 nm away.

Wind
VRB 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.18"
Temp / Dew
78°F / 26°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind variable at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (78°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBMQ 271853Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 26/14 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP204 T02560139

What changed at KBMQ (nearest station)?

Since the 1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction is now variable.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.21 → 30.18 inHg.

Current pilot readout for XA12

Based on the nearest station (KBMQ), XA12 is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 2,450 ft (field elevation 1,200 ft). XA12 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRK, about 25 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is variable at 4 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18--
36--

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XA12 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 18/36
    2,000 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at XA12
    Wind
    18
    no steady wind
    36
    no steady wind
    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
061219Z07Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

XA12 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 XA12

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

PIREP1808Z (1:08 PM CDT) · 70 NM SW of XA12 · 4,500 ft MSL · GA6C
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ERV UA /OV KERV/TM 1808/FL045/TP GA6C/SK BASE 045/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KERVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1808Reported at 18:08 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP GA6CAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1735Z (12:35 PM CDT) · 83 NM E of XA12 · 24,000 ft MSL · B38M
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CLL UA /OV KTNV225040/TM 1735/FL240/TP B38M/TB NEG/RM VMC RIGHT NOW ZHU
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTNV225040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM VMC RIGHT NOW ZHURemarks.
PIREP1704Z (12:04 PM CDT) · 83 NM E of XA12 · 26,000 ft MSL · B738
occasional light chop turbulence
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CLL UA /OV KTNV270010/TM 1704/FL260/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTNV270010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1704Reported at 17:04 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1643Z (11:43 AM CDT) · 65 NM S of XA12 · during descent · BE20
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SAT UA /OV 3 NW SAT/TM 1643/FLDURD/TP BE20/SK BASES 030
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3 NW SATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1643Reported at 16:43 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1641Z (11:41 AM CDT) · 70 NM SW of XA12 · 3,500 ft MSL · C172
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ERV UA /OV ERV/TM 1641/FL035/TP C172/SK BASE 035/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ERVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1641Reported at 16:41 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1625Z (11:25 AM CDT) · 89 NM SE of XA12 · 19,000 ft MSL · B38M
light chop turbulencelight rime 190 icing
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CLL UA /OV TNV225030/TM 1625/FL190/TP B38M/TA M11/TB LGT CHOP/IC LGT RIME 190/RM ZHU
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TNV225030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1625Reported at 16:25 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TA M11Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC LGT RIME 190Icing: light rime 190.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1551Z (10:51 AM CDT) · 64 NM SW of XA12 · during descent · B763
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SAT UA /OV 5 NW SAT/TM 1551/FLDURD/TP B763/SK B-023
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 NW SATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1551Reported at 15:51 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
SK B-023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1534Z (10:34 AM CDT) · 89 NM S of XA12 · 1,600 ft MSL · SR22
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SSF UA /OV SSF090002/TM 1534/FL016/TP SR22/SK BKN016-TOP020
SSF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SSF090002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1534Reported at 15:34 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN016-TOP020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at XA12

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBMQ reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: 6 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 2

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.

18
56%
36
44%

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Live crosswind meter

XA12 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBMQ, 11 nm away.

N1836wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of McFarlin Ranch Airport (XA12)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
XA12
City
Bertram
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,200 ft
Coordinates
30.6947, -98.0328
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBMQ
TAF
Nearest KGRK
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 20m

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Pilot PIREPs for McFarlin Ranch Airport (XA12)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for McFarlin Ranch Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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