Womack Ranch Airport (XS15) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:51 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJCT), XS15 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Womack Ranch Airport in Menard, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJCT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Womack Ranch Airport (XS15) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Menard, TX at a field elevation of 2,200 ft. XS15 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJCT, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KJCT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJCT, 17.4 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 1,500 ft, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,500 ft.
METAR KJCT 280951Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN015 17/16 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01720161
What changed at KJCT (nearest station)?
Since the 0919Z (4:19 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- A ceiling formed at 1,500 ft.
Current pilot readout for XS15
Based on the nearest station (KJCT), XS15 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 2,750 ft (field elevation 2,200 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 3,000 ft | TURF | - | - |
| W | 3,000 ft | TURF | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 1,500 ft.
XS15 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at XS15
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJCT reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0808Z (3:08 AM CDT)
TAF KJCT 280808Z 2808/2906 15006KT P6SM BKN012 TEMPO 2812/2815 BKN008 FM281800 17008KT P6SM BKN050
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- XS15
- City
- Menard
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,200 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.7791, -99.8944
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KJCT
- TAF
- Nearest KJCT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for Womack Ranch Airport (XS15)
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