KPSX — Palacios Muni
Palacios, TX · field elevation 14 ft · NON-ATCT
KPSX current weather Live
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KPSX 100153Z AUTO 03008KT 4SM BR BKN075 OVC090 16/14 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP219 T01560144
- Wind
- from 030° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 7,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.18 inHg
- Density altitude
- -232 ft · pressure altitude -246 ft
- Observed
- 47 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 030° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 7 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 08 | 4 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 31 | 2 kt head | 8 kt from the right |
| 13 | 2 kt tail | 8 kt from the left |
| 26 | 4 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
| 18 | 7 kt tail | 4 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
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
- 1244Z / 2333Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3°E (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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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.