West Ranch Airport (XS75) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDZB), XS75 is currently MVFR with winds from 160° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near West Ranch Airport in Round Mountain, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDZB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
West Ranch Airport (XS75) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Round Mountain, TX at a field elevation of 1,416 ft. XS75 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDZB, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 5,561 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAUS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDZB, 8 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 1,400 ft, broken clouds at 2,000 ft, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,000 ft.
METAR KDZB 281535Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM SCT014 BKN020 23/19 A3019 RMK AO2 T02310185
What changed at KDZB (nearest station)?
Since the 1515Z (10:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1515Z (10:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for XS75
Based on the nearest station (KDZB), XS75 is currently MVFR with winds from 160° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately 2,400 ft (field elevation 1,416 ft). XS75 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAUS, about 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12FAV | 5,561 ft | ASPH-P | 3 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 30 | 5,561 ft | ASPH-P | 3 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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XS75 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 12/305,561 × 75 ft · ASPH-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at XS75Wind
- 12
- 3 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 3 kt tailwind · 2 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 2,000 ft.
XS75 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 XS75
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SAT UA /OV SAT200035/TM 1538/FL360/TP A319/TB CONS LGT CHOP 360/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SAT200035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1538Reported at 15:38 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOP 360Turbulence: continuous light chop 360.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
AUS UA /OV AUS/TM 1537/FL009/TP LJ40/SK OVC 009
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1537Reported at 15:37 UTC.FL009Altitude: 900 ft MSL.TP LJ40Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC 009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
UVA UA /OV UVA120010/TM 1506/FL016/TP C172/SK 018 BASE/RM ZHU
UVA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV UVA120010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1506Reported at 15:06 UTC.FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK 018 BASESky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
AUS UA /OV AUS/TM 1500/FL003/TP E75L/SK OVC 003 TOP 017
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.FL003Altitude: 300 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.SK OVC 003 TOP 017Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
JCT UA /OV KJCT/TM 1448/FL030/TP C25B/SK BASE 030/RM ZHU
JCT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KJCTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1448Reported at 14:48 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP C25BAircraft type reporting.SK BASE 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
AUS UA /OV AUS/TM 1438/FL003/TP E75L/SK OVC 003 TOPS 017
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1438Reported at 14:38 UTC.FL003Altitude: 300 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.SK OVC 003 TOPS 017Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
GTU UA /OV 1 NORTH/TM 1419/FLDURD/TP C172/SK BASES OVC003 TOPS OVC013
GTU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 1 NORTHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1419Reported at 14:19 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK BASES OVC003 TOPS OVC013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
AUS UA /OV KCWK160010/TM 1415/FL320/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CYHOP/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KCWK160010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1415Reported at 14:15 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CYHOPTurbulence: occasional light cyhop.RM ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at XS75
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDZB reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,300 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- 12
- 75%
- 30
- 25%
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Live crosswind meter
XS75 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDZB, 8 nm away.
Wind is 32° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- XS75
- City
- Round Mountain
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,416 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.4544, -98.4892
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,561 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDZB
- TAF
- Nearest KAUS
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 1m
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Pilot PIREPs for West Ranch Airport (XS75)
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