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TXAeroSport Aerodrome (XA65) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:50 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KGYI), XA65 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near TXAeroSport Aerodrome in Dorchester, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGYI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

TXAeroSport Aerodrome (XA65) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dorchester, TX at a field elevation of 855 ft. XA65 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGYI, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDUA.

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VFR
Observed 1250Z (7:50 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGYI, 10.7 nm away.

Wind
160° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.18"
Temp / Dew
63°F / 17°C
dew 54°F / 12°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KGYI 271250Z 16005KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A3018

What changed at KGYI (nearest station)?

Since the 1150Z (6:50 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 16,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for XA65

Based on the nearest station (KGYI), XA65 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 855 ft). XA65 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDUA, about 28 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
17FAV5 kt head2 kt left
355 kt tail2 kt right

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XA65 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 17/35
    3,200 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at XA65
    Wind
    17
    5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    35
    5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    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
061214Z04Z12Z

Over the last 22 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

XA65 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 XA65

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

PIREP1352Z (8:52 AM CDT) · 67 NM E of XA65 · 8,000 ft MSL · BE58
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SLR UA /OV SLR090010/TM 1352/FL080/TP BE58/SK BASE AT 020-090/RM ZFW83
SLR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SLR090010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1352Reported at 13:52 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP BE58Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE AT 020-090Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW83Remarks.
PIREP1334Z (8:34 AM CDT) · 90 NM SE of XA65 · 24,000 ft MSL · C56X
light chop turbulence
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GGG UA /OV GGG315030/TM 1334/FL240/TP C56X/TB LGT CHOP/IC NEG/RM -ZFW90
GGG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GGG315030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1334Reported at 13:34 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM -ZFW90Remarks.
PIREP1321Z (8:21 AM CDT) · 72 NM SW of XA65 · 18,000 ft MSL · C525
light rime 14,000–18,000 ft icing
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MWL UA /OV PODDE/TM 1321/FL180/TP C525/TA M10/IC LGT RIME 140-180/RM -ZFW32
MWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PODDELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1321Reported at 13:21 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP C525Aircraft type reporting.
TA M10Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 140-180Icing: light rime 14,000–18,000 ft.
RM -ZFW32Remarks.
PIREP1317Z (8:17 AM CDT) · 72 NM SW of XA65 · 18,000 ft MSL · GL5T
light rime icing
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MWL UA /OV MQP360015/TM 1317/FL180/TP GL5T/TA M11/IC LGT RIME/RM -ZFW94
MWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQP360015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1317Reported at 13:17 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP GL5TAircraft type reporting.
TA M11Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM -ZFW94Remarks.
PIREP1306Z (8:06 AM CDT) · 94 NM E of XA65 · 22,000 ft MSL · PC12
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4O4 UA /OV 4O4/TM 1306/FL220/TP PC12/SK TOP 300/RM -ZFW83
4O4 UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 4O4Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1306Reported at 13:06 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 300Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM -ZFW83Remarks.
PIREP1251Z (7:51 AM CDT) · 80 NM S of XA65 · 21,000 ft MSL · B738
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INJ UA /OV INJ005010/TM 1251/FL210/TP B738/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM -ZFW96
INJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV INJ005010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1251Reported at 12:51 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM -ZFW96Remarks.
PIREP1245Z (7:45 AM CDT) · 42 NM SE of XA65 · 17,000 ft MSL · A321
light chop turbulence
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GVT UA /OV GVT/TM 1245/FL170/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP/RM -ZFW83
GVT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GVTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1245Reported at 12:45 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM -ZFW83Remarks.
PIREP1229Z (7:29 AM CDT) · 68 NM E of XA65 · 29,000 ft MSL · BCS3
occasional light to moderate turbulence
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PRX UA /OV PRX135010/TM 1229/FL290/TP BCS3/TB OCNL LGT-MOD/RM -ZFW90
PRX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PRX135010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1229Reported at 12:29 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT-MODTurbulence: occasional light to moderate.
RM -ZFW90Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at XA65

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGYI reported mostly VFR across 47 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft
Lowest vis: 8 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
73%
35
27%

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Live crosswind meter

XA65 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGYI, 11 nm away.

N17355 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of TXAeroSport Aerodrome (XA65) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Mon-Fri 0700-1600 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
X65
City
Dorchester
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
855 ft
Coordinates
33.5361, -96.6803
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGYI
TAF
Nearest KDUA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 43m

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Pilot PIREPs for TXAeroSport Aerodrome (XA65)

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 TXAeroSport Aerodrome, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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