KFST — Fort Stockton-Pecos County
Fort Stockton, TX · field elevation 3,011 ft · NON-ATCT
KFST current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFST 252253Z AUTO 13010G17KT 10SM FEW044 SCT070 BKN090 29/17 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS RAB18E35 SLP119 P0000 T02890172
- Wind
- from 130° at 10 kt, gusting 17 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 9,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 29 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Density altitude
- 5,235 ft · pressure altitude 2,901 ft
- Observed
- 63 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 130° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 10 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 11 | 10 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 16 | 8 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 07 | 7 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 21 | 1 kt head | 10 kt from the left |
| 03 | 1 kt tail | 10 kt from the right |
| 25 | 7 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 34 | 8 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
| 29 | 10 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
| 30 | 10 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 36,000–36,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KFST 252320Z 2600/2624 13014G20KT P6SM SCT045 OVC250 FM260100 18007KT P6SM FEW040 BKN250 FM261700 04006KT P6SM SCT045 SCT250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 30.91525, -102.91278
- Elevation
- 3,011 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1242Z / 0044Z
- Magnetic variation
- 9°E (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- San Antonio
- County
- Pecos, TX
Everything else KFST publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 7,508 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 07/25 | 4,961 | 150 | TURF | — |
| 03/21 | 4,400 | 60 | ASPH | MED |
| 16/34 | 3,981 | 150 | TURF | — |
| 11/29 | 3,348 | 100 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KPEQ Pecos Muni42 nm
- KINK Winkler County54 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KFST airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Texas airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.