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Fall Creek Ranch Airport (XA43) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KERV), XA43 is currently IFR with winds from 170° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Fall Creek Ranch Airport in Kerrville, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KERV): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Fall Creek Ranch Airport (XA43) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kerrville, TX at a field elevation of 2,030 ft. XA43 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KERV, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 2,350 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSAT.

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IFR
Observed 1115Z (6:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KERV, 7.5 nm away.

Wind
170° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
800 ft
Altimeter
30.15"
Temp / Dew
67°F / 20°C
dew 65°F / 18°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 800 ft, temperature 20°C (67°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 800 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KERV 281115Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM OVC008 20/18 A3015 RMK AO2 T01960181

What changed at KERV (nearest station)?

Since the 1055Z (5:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
  • Ceiling dropped from 1,000 ft to 800 ft.

Current pilot readout for XA43

Based on the nearest station (KERV), XA43 is currently IFR with winds from 170° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately 2,800 ft (field elevation 2,030 ft). XA43 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSAT, about 45 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
12FAV2 kt head2 kt right
302 kt tail2 kt left

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XA43 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 12/30
    2,350 × 50 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at XA43
    Wind
    12
    2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    30
    2 kt tailwind · 2 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
061211Z23Z11Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → 800 ft.

XA43 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 XA43

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

PIREP1121Z (6:21 AM CDT) · 42 NM E of XA43 · 1,300 ft MSL · 737
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SAT UA /OV 3NE/TM 1121/FL013/TP 737/SK B013OVC T017OVC/RM HYR LYR ABOVE
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3NELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1121Reported at 11:21 UTC.
FL013Altitude: 1,300 ft MSL.
TP 737Aircraft type reporting.
SK B013OVC T017OVCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM HYR LYR ABOVERemarks.
PIREP1113Z (6:13 AM CDT) · 42 NM E of XA43 · 1,500 ft MSL · 737
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SAT UA /OV 3 SE /TM 1113/FL015/TP 737/SK SKIES REPORTED CLEAR/RM AIRCRAFT REPORTED NO CEILING AN SKIES CLEAR
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3 SELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1113Reported at 11:13 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP 737Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKIES REPORTED CLEARSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM AIRCRAFT REPORTED NO CEIL…Remarks.
PIREP1013Z (5:13 AM CDT) · 42 NM SE of XA43 · 1,400 ft MSL · B763
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SAT UA /OV 3 NW KSAT/TM 1013/FL014/TP B763/SK BASE OVC014
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3 NW KSATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1013Reported at 10:13 UTC.
FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE OVC014Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0945Z (4:45 AM CDT) · 40 NM SE of XA43 · 1,600 ft MSL · B757
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SAT UA /OV 5 NW KSAT/TM 0945/FL016/TP B757/SK BASE OVC016
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 NW KSATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0945Reported at 09:45 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP B757Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE OVC016Sky 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 XA43

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KERV reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 54%MVFR 35%IFR 11%
Wind avg/max: 4/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 85%MVFR 14%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/14 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 18

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

12
73%
30
27%

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Live crosswind meter

XA43 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KERV, 7.5 nm away.

N12303 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 50° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,350 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Fall Creek Ranch Airport (XA43)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
XA43
City
Kerrville
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
2,030 ft
Coordinates
29.9081, -99.2069
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,350 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KERV
TAF
Nearest KSAT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
12h 23m

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Pilot PIREPs for Fall Creek Ranch Airport (XA43)

Community-submitted

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

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