Faith Ranch Airport (XA89) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCZT), XA89 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Faith Ranch Airport in Carrizo Springs, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCZT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Faith Ranch Airport (XA89) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Carrizo Springs, TX at a field elevation of 772 ft. XA89 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCZT, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 5,305 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCOT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCZT, 21.5 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCZT 281915Z AUTO 12007KT 090V150 10SM 28/18 A3008 RMK AO2
What changed at KCZT (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for XA89
Based on the nearest station (KCZT), XA89 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 2,300 ft (field elevation 772 ft). XA89 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCOT, 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 5,305 ft | ASPH-G | 6 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 32 | 5,305 ft | ASPH-G | 6 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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XA89 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 14/325,305 × 75 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at XA89Wind
- 14
- 6 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 32
- 6 kt tailwind · 3 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 7→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
XA89 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of XA89
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SAT UA /OV SAT180040/TM 1853/FL310/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SAT180040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1853Reported at 18:53 UTC.FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
LRD UA /OV LRD270060/TM 1837/FL370/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CAT/RM ZHU
LRD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LRD270060Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1837Reported at 18:37 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CATTurbulence: occasional light clear-air turbulence.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
ERV UA /OV CSI181021/TM 1743/FL100/TP T38/SK TOP 100/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CSI181021Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1743Reported at 17:43 UTC.FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.TP T38Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP 100Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
LRD UA /OV KLRD/TM 1618/FL024/TP PA32/SK BASE 024/RM ZHU
LRD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KLRDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1618Reported at 16:18 UTC.FL024Altitude: 2,400 ft MSL.TP PA32Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE 024Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
LRD UA /OV KLRD040025/TM 1612/FL340/TP A319/TB CONS LGT/RM ZHU
LRD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KLRD040025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1612Reported at 16:12 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
SAT UA /OV SAT200035/TM 1538/FL360/TP A319/TB CONS LGT CHOP 360/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SAT200035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1538Reported at 15:38 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOP 360Turbulence: continuous light chop 360.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
UVA UA /OV UVA120010/TM 1506/FL016/TP C172/SK 018 BASE/RM ZHU
UVA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV UVA120010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1506Reported at 15:06 UTC.FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK 018 BASESky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
COT UA /OV COT140030/TM 1500/FL270/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT 270/290/RM ZHU
COT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV COT140030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT 270/290Turbulence: continuous light 270/290.RM ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at XA89
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCZT reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 14
- 76%
- 32
- 24%
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Live crosswind meter
XA89 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCZT, 22 nm away.
Wind is 26° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 14/32 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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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
- XA89
- City
- Carrizo Springs
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 772 ft
- Coordinates
- 28.2087, -100.0190
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,305 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCZT
- TAF
- Nearest KCOT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 38m
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Pilot PIREPs for Faith Ranch Airport (XA89)
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