Dean Ranch Airport (XS49) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:15 PM CDT, Oct 20, based on the nearest station (KT20), XS49 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Dean Ranch Airport in Shiner, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KT20): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Dean Ranch Airport (XS49) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Shiner, TX at a field elevation of 400 ft. XS49 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KT20, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KVCT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KT20, 18 nm away.
Wind from the east (090°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KT20 210115Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM CLR 21/07 A3015 RMK AO2 T02100072
Current pilot readout for XS49
Based on the nearest station (KT20), XS49 is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 07. Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 400 ft). XS49 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KVCT, about 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07FAV | 2,700 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 25 | 2,700 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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XS49 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 07/252,700 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at XS49Wind
- 07
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 25
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 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.
XS49 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 XS49
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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VCT UA /OV VCT/TM 0225/FL1100/TP BE20/SK SCT032
VCT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV VCTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0225Reported at 02:25 UTC.FL1100Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.SK SCT032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
DWH UA /OV 170001/TM 0156/FL008/TP C172/WX 11SM
DWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 170001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0156Reported at 01:56 UTC.FL008Altitude: 800 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.WX 11SMWeather and flight visibility observed.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at XS49
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Live crosswind meter
XS49 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KT20, 18 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 07, 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
- XS49
- City
- Shiner
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 400 ft
- Coordinates
- 29.4902, -97.1219
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,700 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KT20
- TAF
- Nearest KVCT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 20h 3m
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Pilot PIREPs for Dean Ranch Airport (XS49)
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