KPSX — Palacios Muni
Palacios, TX · field elevation 14 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KPSX current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KPSX 111153Z AUTO 16005KT 8SM CLR 28/26 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP178 70008 T02830261 10283 20283 53003
- Wind
- from 160° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 28 °C / dewpoint 26 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.06 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,425 ft · pressure altitude -126 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 160° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 5 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 13 | 5 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 08 | 2 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 26 | 2 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
| 31 | 5 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 36 | 5 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
No TAF is issued for KPSX — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KPSX — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 28.72750, -96.25094
- Elevation
- 14 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1152Z / 0108Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3° (2015)
- Sectional
- Houston
- County
- Matagorda, TX
Everything else KPSX publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 5,001 | 150 | CONC | — |
| 13/31 | 5,001 | 150 | CONC | MED |
| 18/36 | 5,001 | 75 | CONC | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KELA Eagle Lake52 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KPSX 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.