Sky Lane Ranch Airport (XS68) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K11R), XS68 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Sky Lane Ranch Airport in Chappell Hill, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K11R): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sky Lane Ranch Airport (XS68) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chappell Hill, TX at a field elevation of 290 ft. XS68 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K11R, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCLL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K11R, 3.3 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 1/4 statute mile, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 19°C (65°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.
METAR K11R 281255Z AUTO 00000KT M1/4SM FG OVC003 19/19 A3015 RMK AO2 T01860186
What changed at K11R (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 XS68
Based on the nearest station (K11R), XS68 is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 300 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 290 ft). XS68 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCLL, about 20 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1,800 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 32 | 1,800 ft | TURF | - | - |
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XS68 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 14/321,800 × 40 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at XS68Wind
- 14
- no steady wind
- 32
- no steady wind
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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 5→4 kt, ceiling 3,300 ft → 4,000 ft.
XS68 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at XS68
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K11R reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
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.
- 14
- 64%
- 32
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
XS68 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K11R, 3.3 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- XS68
- City
- Chappell Hill
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 290 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.2569, -96.3288
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K11R
- TAF
- Nearest KCLL
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 11m
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AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Sky Lane Ranch Airport (XS68)
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