Skip to content
Know before you taxi

All Products

Aviation Intelligence

Alerts & Airspace

Free Pilot Tools & Widgets

RC Aviation

Games & Learning

Weather Research & More

Pilot Resources

My Airports

Your shortcuts, saved on this device. Search to add an airport.

No airports saved yet. Add the fields you visit most.

Ask ATIS

Deep Creek Ranch Airport (XS61) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K81R), XS61 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Deep Creek Ranch Airport in Richland Springs, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K81R): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Deep Creek Ranch Airport (XS61) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Richland Springs, TX at a field elevation of 1,388 ft. XS61 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K81R, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 4,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBBD.

Ask ATIS AIAsk anything about XS61's weather, runways or delays, or search another airport.
VFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K81R, 16.4 nm away.

Wind
160° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
6,000 ft
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 64°F / 18°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 3,800 ft, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K81R 281915Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM SCT038 BKN060 26/18 A3013 RMK AO2 T02620175

What changed at K81R (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 XS61

Based on the nearest station (K81R), XS61 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately 2,800 ft (field elevation 1,388 ft). XS61 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBBD, about 17 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
20FAV4 kt head4 kt left
024 kt tail4 kt right

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

XS61 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 02/20
    4,200 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at XS61
    Wind
    02
    4 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    20
    4 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    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
061219Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → 6,000 ft.

XS61 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

Loading…
Loading radar…

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 XS61

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

PIREP1927Z (2:27 PM CDT) · 71 NM NE of XS61 · during climb · C56X
Show raw report
DFW UA /OV MQP185040/TM 1927/FL380/TP C56X/TB NEG/RM DURC ZFW94
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQP185040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURC ZFW94Remarks.
PIREP1921Z (2:21 PM CDT) · 68 NM E of XS61 · 30,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light chop turbulence
Show raw report
GRK UA /OV AGJ130030/TM 1921/FL300/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGJ130030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1921Reported at 19:21 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1908Z (2:08 PM CDT) · 76 NM W of XS61 · 36,000 ft MSL · A21N
occasional moderate clear-air turbulence
Show raw report
SJT UA /OV SJT/TM 1908/FL360/TP A21N/TB OCNL MOD CAT/RM ZFW61
SJT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SJTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1908Reported at 19:08 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL MOD CATTurbulence: occasional moderate clear-air turbulence.
RM ZFW61Remarks.
PIREP1907Z (2:07 PM CDT) · 38 NM SE of XS61 · 33,000 ft MSL · E75L
light chop turbulence
Show raw report
GRK UA /OV AGJ200025/TM 1907/FL330/TP E75L/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGJ200025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1907Reported at 19:07 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1900Z (2:00 PM CDT) · 49 NM SE of XS61 · 37,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light turbulence
Show raw report
ERV UA /OV STV030015/TM 1900/FL370/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STV030015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1900Reported at 19:00 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1816Z (1:16 PM CDT) · 69 NM SE of XS61 · 35,000 ft MSL · A21N
light to moderate turbulence
Show raw report
AUS UA /OV CWK275020/TM 1816/FL350/TP A21N/TB LGT-MOD/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWK275020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1816Reported at 18:16 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1812Z (1:12 PM CDT) · 91 NM S of XS61 · 3,000 ft MSL · GLF6
Show raw report
SAT UA /OV 5 NE SAT/TM 1812/FL030/TP GLF6/SK BASES030
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 NE SATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1812Reported at 18:12 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP GLF6Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1809Z (1:09 PM CDT) · 93 NM S of XS61 · 37,000 ft MSL · B38M
occasional light chop 370 turbulence
Show raw report
SAT UA /OV SAT/TM 1809/FL370/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 370/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1809Reported at 18:09 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOP 370Turbulence: occasional light chop 370.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at XS61

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K81R reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,400 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 78%MVFR 22%
Wind avg/max: 5/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 1,400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft
Lowest vis: 3.5 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

20
58%
02
42%

Get XS61 weather alerts in Telegram

Stop refreshing aviation weather manually. Track XS61 in ATIS Alerts and get notified when a new METAR changes the picture: a category drop, or wind and ceiling moving toward your minimums.

Track XS61 free on Telegram

No live weather from XS61

Live crosswind meter

XS61 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K81R, 16 nm away.

N20026 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 47° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.

Have a weather station at XS61? Help us make your field's weather available to every pilot, free. Add your field's wx station →

Turf · 4,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Deep Creek Ranch Airport (XS61)
N ↑

Imagery: USGS The National Map (public domain). Something off? ✏️ Suggest an edit

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
XS61
City
Richland Springs
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,388 ft
Coordinates
31.1149, -99.0034
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K81R
TAF
Nearest KBBD
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 20m

Run a flight school, FBO, or club here? Embed XS61's live status on your website, free →

Nearby airports

Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
See all Texas airports →

Pilot PIREPs for Deep Creek Ranch Airport (XS61)

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

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

No Pilot PIREPs have been submitted for XS61 yet. Recently flew here? Help the next pilot by leaving a quick airport note.

Pilot PIREPs are community pilot notes for situational awareness only, not official FAA PIREPs or advisories. Verify with official sources. Notes are moderated before they appear; helpful marks and reports help us keep them useful.

⚠️ Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.

Spotted incorrect airport info? ✏️ Suggest an edit

How ATIS Alerts works · All US airports · Texas airports