Skip to content
Know before you taxi

All Products

Aviation Intelligence

Alerts & Airspace

Free Pilot Tools & Widgets

RC Aviation

Games & Learning

Weather Research & More

Pilot Resources

My Airports

Your shortcuts, saved on this device. Search to add an airport.

No airports saved yet. Add the fields you visit most.

Ask ATIS

Cougar Landing Airport (XA85) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:51 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KACT), XA85 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Cougar Landing Airport in Waco, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KACT): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Cougar Landing Airport (XA85) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Waco, TX at a field elevation of 595 ft. XA85 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KACT, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 3,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KACT.

Ask ATIS AIAsk anything about XA85's weather, runways or delays, or search another airport.
VFR
Observed 1851Z (1:51 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KACT, 4.6 nm away.

Wind
150° 8 kt
gusting 15 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
80°F / 27°C
dew 66°F / 19°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 1,600 ft, temperature 27°C (80°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KACT 281851Z 15008G15KT 10SM SCT016 27/19 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP197 T02670189

Current pilot readout for XA85

Based on the nearest station (KACT), XA85 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 1,900 ft (field elevation 595 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
14FAV8 kt head1 kt right (g3)
328 kt tail1 kt left (g3)

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

XA85 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 14/32
    3,800 × 100 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at XA85
    Wind
    14
    8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    32
    8 kt tailwind · 1 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.

XA85 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

Loading…
Loading radar…

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 XA85

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

PIREP1907Z (2:07 PM CDT) · 72 NM SW of XA85 · 33,000 ft MSL · E75L
light chop turbulence
Show raw report
GRK UA /OV AGJ200025/TM 1907/FL330/TP E75L/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGJ200025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1907Reported at 19:07 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1900Z (2:00 PM CDT) · 97 NM SW of XA85 · 37,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light turbulence
Show raw report
ERV UA /OV STV030015/TM 1900/FL370/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STV030015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1900Reported at 19:00 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1857Z (1:57 PM CDT) · 42 NM E of XA85 · 21,000 ft MSL · C56X
Show raw report
ACT UA /OV TORNN/TM 1857/FL210/TP C56X/SK TOP130/RM ZFW96
ACT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TORNNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1857Reported at 18:57 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP130Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW96Remarks.
PIREP1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) · 81 NM SE of XA85 · 4,000 ft MSL · C560
moderate turb turbulence
Show raw report
CLL UA /OV 5E CLL/TM 1855/FL040/TP C560/SK BKN030/WX -RA/TB MOD TURB
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5E CLLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1855Reported at 18:55 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C560Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX -RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB MOD TURBTurbulence: moderate turb.
PIREP1851Z (1:51 PM CDT) · 94 NM S of XA85 · 38,000 ft MSL · E35L
continuous light chop turbulence
Show raw report
AUS UA /OV CWK150020/TM 1851/FL380/TP E35L/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWK150020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1851Reported at 18:51 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP E35LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1845Z (1:45 PM CDT) · 77 NM N of XA85 · 39,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous- moderate fl370-390 turbulence
Show raw report
DFW UA /OV CVW/TM 1845/FL390/TP B738/TB CONS-MOD FL370-390/RM ZFW46
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1845Reported at 18:45 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS-MOD FL370-390Turbulence: continuous- moderate fl370-390.
RM ZFW46Remarks.
PIREP1819Z (1:19 PM CDT) · 86 NM E of XA85 · 32,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous light chop turbulence
Show raw report
DKR UA /OV CRIED/TM 1819/FL320/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW89
DKR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRIEDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1819Reported at 18:19 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZFW89Remarks.
PIREP1816Z (1:16 PM CDT) · 78 NM SW of XA85 · 35,000 ft MSL · A21N
light to moderate turbulence
Show raw report
AUS UA /OV CWK275020/TM 1816/FL350/TP A21N/TB LGT-MOD/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWK275020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1816Reported at 18:16 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at XA85

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 1%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

14
66%
32
34%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1721Z (12:21 PM CDT)

TAF KACT 281721Z 2818/2918 15008KT P6SM FEW060 SCT160

New to TAFs? How to read one →

Get XA85 weather alerts in Telegram

Stop refreshing aviation weather manually. Track XA85 in ATIS Alerts and get notified when a new METAR changes the picture: a category drop, or wind and ceiling moving toward your minimums.

Track XA85 free on Telegram

No live weather from XA85

Live crosswind meter

XA85 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KACT, 4.6 nm away.

N14328 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt
Headwind in gusts
15 kt
Crosswind in gusts
3 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

Have a weather station at XA85? Help us make your field's weather available to every pilot, free. Add your field's wx station →

Turf · 3,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Cougar Landing Airport (XA85)
N ↑

Imagery: USGS The National Map (public domain). Something off? ✏️ Suggest an edit

Nearby TFRs

Active FAA TFRs near XA85

FAA TFR data shows active temporary flight restrictions near XA85.

Hazard TFR
MCGREGOR, TX
Active 14.1 NM from XA85
Effective: Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Saturday, October 31, 2026 UTC
NOTAM: 6/9778
Security TFR
MCGREGOR, TX
Active 14.3 NM from XA85
NOTAM: 6/0543

View all active US TFRs → · Official FAA TFR ↗

Verify with official FAA TFR sources before flight.

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
XA85
City
Waco
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
595 ft
Coordinates
31.6333, -97.3167
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KACT
TAF
Nearest KACT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 19m

Run a flight school, FBO, or club here? Embed XA85's live status on your website, free →

Nearby airports

Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

RC flying fields nearby

AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.

All RC flying fields →

See all Texas airports →

Pilot PIREPs for Cougar Landing Airport (XA85)

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 Cougar Landing Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

No Pilot PIREPs have been submitted for XA85 yet. Recently flew here? Help the next pilot by leaving a quick airport note.

Pilot PIREPs are community pilot notes for situational awareness only, not official FAA PIREPs or advisories. Verify with official sources. Notes are moderated before they appear; helpful marks and reports help us keep them useful.

⚠️ Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.

Spotted incorrect airport info? ✏️ Suggest an edit

How ATIS Alerts works · All US airports · Texas airports