San Christoval Ranch Airport (XS71) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:35 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (K2R9), XS71 is currently MVFR with winds from 090° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near San Christoval Ranch Airport in Pawnee, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K2R9): conditions and runway crosswinds.
San Christoval Ranch Airport (XS71) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pawnee, TX at a field elevation of 378 ft. XS71 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K2R9, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,955 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSSF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K2R9, 10.5 nm away.
Wind from the east (090°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 1,200 ft, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,200 ft.
METAR K2R9 280335Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM BKN012 22/20 A3013 RMK AO2
What changed at K2R9 (nearest station)?
Since the 0315Z (10:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- A ceiling formed at 1,200 ft.
Current pilot readout for XS71
Based on the nearest station (K2R9), XS71 is currently MVFR with winds from 090° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,200 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,050 ft (field elevation 378 ft). XS71 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSSF, about 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 3,955 ft | ASPH | 0 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 35 | 3,955 ft | ASPH | 0 kt head | 5 kt right |
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XS71 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 17/353,955 × 60 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at XS71Wind
- 17
- 0 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 0 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
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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 24 h: wind 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → 1,200 ft.
XS71 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of XS71
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at XS71
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K2R9 reported mostly VFR across 73 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 61%
- 35
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
XS71 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K2R9, 11 nm away.
Wind is 88° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- XS71
- City
- Pawnee
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 378 ft
- Coordinates
- 28.7481, -98.0450
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,955 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K2R9
- TAF
- Nearest KSSF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 20h 0m
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Pilot PIREPs for San Christoval Ranch Airport (XS71)
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