KFST — Fort Stockton-Pecos County
Fort Stockton, TX · field elevation 3,011 ft · NON-ATCT
KFST current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFST 111153Z AUTO 16012KT 10SM CLR 24/17 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP123 T02440172 10283 20244 53006
- Wind
- from 160° at 12 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 24 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.06 inHg
- Density altitude
- 4,663 ft · pressure altitude 2,871 ft
- Observed
- 18 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 160° at 12 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 12 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 12 | 10 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 11 | 10 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 21 | 7 kt head | 10 kt from the left |
| 07 | 2 kt head | 12 kt from the right |
| 25 | 2 kt tail | 12 kt from the left |
| 03 | 7 kt tail | 10 kt from the right |
| 29 | 10 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 30 | 10 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 34 | 12 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KFST 111130Z 1112/1212 16010KT P6SM SKC FM111600 16013KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 30.91525, -102.91278
- Elevation
- 3,011 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1215Z / 0138Z
- Magnetic variation
- 9° (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.