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Driftwood Ranch Airport (XA86) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGDJ), XA86 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Driftwood Ranch Airport in Weatherford, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGDJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Driftwood Ranch Airport (XA86) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Weatherford, TX at a field elevation of 711 ft. XA86 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGDJ, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,975 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNFW.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGDJ, 7.6 nm away.

Wind
140° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
6,000 ft
Altimeter
30.09"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 64°F / 18°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,200 ft, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, broken clouds at 7,000 ft, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KGDJ 281915Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM SCT042 BKN060 BKN070 26/18 A3009 RMK AO2

What changed at KGDJ (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 170° to 140°.

Current pilot readout for XA86

Based on the nearest station (KGDJ), XA86 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 2,000 ft (field elevation 711 ft). XA86 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNFW, about 22 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
16FAV9 kt head2 kt left
347 kt tail6 kt right

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XA86 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 16/34
    2,975 × 40 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at XA86
    Wind
    16
    9 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    34
    7 kt tailwind · 6 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
091819Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → 6,000 ft.

XA86 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 XA86

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

PIREP1909Z (2:09 PM CDT) · 84 NM NE of XA86 · 33,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV BYP180025/TM 1909/FL330/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP /RM ZFW48
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BYP180025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1909Reported at 19:09 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZFW48Remarks.
PIREP1857Z (1:57 PM CDT) · 91 NM SE of XA86 · 21,000 ft MSL · C56X
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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.
PIREP1845Z (1:45 PM CDT) · 44 NM NE of XA86 · 39,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous- moderate fl370-390 turbulence
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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.
PIREP1747Z (12:47 PM CDT) · 28 NM SW of XA86 · 4,200 ft MSL · PA30
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SEP UA /OV SEP/TM 1747/FL042/TP PA30/SK BASES AT 042/RM ZFW62
SEP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1747Reported at 17:47 UTC.
FL042Altitude: 4,200 ft MSL.
TP PA30Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES AT 042Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW62Remarks.
PIREP1740Z (12:40 PM CDT) · 7 NM S of XA86 · 3,000 ft MSL · P28A
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GDJ UA /OV GDJ/TM 1740/FL030/TP P28A/SK BASES AT 030/RM ZFW62
GDJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GDJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1740Reported at 17:40 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES AT 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW62Remarks.
PIREP1711Z (12:11 PM CDT) · 94 NM W of XA86 · 4,000 ft MSL · BE20
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ABI UA /OV 10N KABI/TM 1711/FL040/TP BE20/SK OVC040
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10N KABILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1711Reported at 17:11 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1704Z (12:04 PM CDT) · 44 NM NE of XA86 · during climb · A321
light turbulence
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DFW UA /OV DFW 2SW/TM 1704/FLDURC/TP A321/SK SCT028/TB LGT
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DFW 2SWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1704Reported at 17:04 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
PIREP1637Z (11:37 AM CDT) · 58 NM NW of XA86 · 28,000 ft MSL · PC12
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ABI UA /OV ABI045070/TM 1637/FL280/TP PC12/TB NEG/RM ZFW94
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABI045070Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1637Reported at 16:37 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW94Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at XA86

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGDJ reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/10 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/13 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,200 ft
Lowest vis: 10 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.

16
72%
34
28%

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Live crosswind meter

XA86 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGDJ, 7.6 nm away.

N16349 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,975 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Driftwood Ranch Airport (XA86)
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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
XA86
City
Weatherford
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
711 ft
Coordinates
32.5670, -97.8048
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,975 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGDJ
TAF
Nearest KNFW
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 24m

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Pilot PIREPs for Driftwood Ranch Airport (XA86)

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

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