Birchfield Ranch Airport (XA44) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLZZ), XA44 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,600 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Birchfield Ranch Airport in Lometa, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLZZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Birchfield Ranch Airport (XA44) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lometa, TX at a field elevation of 1,550 ft. XA44 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLZZ, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLZZ, 15.1 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 4,600 ft, broken clouds at 5,000 ft, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,600 ft.
METAR KLZZ 282115Z AUTO 13008KT 110V170 10SM BKN046 BKN050 28/17 A3009 RMK AO2
What changed at KLZZ (nearest station)?
Since the 2055Z (3:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 4,600 ft.
Current pilot readout for XA44
Based on the nearest station (KLZZ), XA44 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,600 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 3,250 ft (field elevation 1,550 ft). XA44 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRK, about 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,200 ft | TURF-F | 5 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 36 | 2,200 ft | TURF-F | 5 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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XA44 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 18/362,200 × 75 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at XA44Wind
- 18
- 5 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 5 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
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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 24 h: wind 5→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → 4,600 ft.
XA44 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 XA44
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLZZ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 60%
- 36
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
XA44 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLZZ, 15 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- XA44
- City
- Lometa
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,550 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.2661, -98.4239
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLZZ
- TAF
- Nearest KGRK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 2h 19m
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Pilot PIREPs for Birchfield Ranch Airport (XA44)
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