En Gedi Ranch Airport (XA96) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHHF), XA96 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 18 knots gusting 23, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near En Gedi Ranch Airport in Canadian, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHHF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
En Gedi Ranch Airport (XA96) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Canadian, TX at a field elevation of 2,800 ft. XA96 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHHF, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KWWR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHHF, 14.5 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 18 kt, gusting 23 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHHF 280855Z AUTO 19018G23KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A3001 RMK AO2
What changed at KHHF (nearest station)?
Since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for XA96
Based on the nearest station (KHHF), XA96 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 18 knots gusting 23, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately 3,600 ft (field elevation 2,800 ft). XA96 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KWWR, about 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12FAV | 1,600 ft | GRVL | 6 kt head | 17 kt right (g22) |
| 30 | 1,600 ft | GRVL | 6 kt tail | 17 kt left (g22) |
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XA96 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 12/301,600 × 35 ft · GRVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at XA96Wind
- 12
- 6 kt headwind · 17 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 6 kt tailwind · 17 kt crosswind from left
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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 23 h: wind 1→18 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → unlimited.
XA96 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 XA96
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHHF reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- 12
- 74%
- 30
- 26%
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Live crosswind meter
XA96 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHHF, 15 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- XA96
- City
- Canadian
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,800 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.6625, -100.3240
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHHF
- TAF
- Nearest KWWR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 35m
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Pilot PIREPs for En Gedi Ranch Airport (XA96)
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