KPRX/PRX METAR Cox Field

Paris, TexasElevation 547 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR24 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

090@6

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

672 ft

+125 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0355Z (10:55 PM local) · 24 min old

KPRX is currently VFR. Winds are from the east at 6 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

90° at 6 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

18°C / 8°C

64°F / 46°F. 10°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.28 inHg

1025.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP252

sea-level pressure 1025.2 hPa

T01780083

precise temperature 17.8°C, dew point 8.3°C

FAA: no delays reported at PRX.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 90° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight cloudy, low near 55F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Saturday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Cloudy	55	ESE 4 kt	–	0%
Monday	Mostly Sunny	81/57	ESE 4 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	81/57	SSE 9 kt	–	3%
Wednesday	Sunny	83/61	SSE 9 kt	–	6%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	83/61	SSE 9 kt	–	11%
Friday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	77/61	SE 9 kt	–	43%
Saturday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	79/63	S 9 kt	–	67%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday	Mostly Sunny	84	SW 9 kt	–	13%

Source: National Weather Service (office FWD). Forecast issued 0418Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

3 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

090° at 6 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 144 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

4 kt

CROSS

5 kt L

BEST

HEAD

4 kt

CROSS

5 kt R

HEAD

0 kt

CROSS

6 kt L

HEAD

0 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt R

HEAD

4 kt tail

CROSS

5 kt L

HEAD

4 kt tail

CROSS

5 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

4 runways · longest 6,002 ft

Dimensions

40 x 40 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

RWY H1

17/35

Dimensions

6,002 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 17179°T

Landing length (LDA)6,002 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA6,002 / 6,002 / 6,002 ft

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 35359°T

Landing length (LDA)6,002 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA6,002 / 6,002 / 6,002 ft

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

14/32

Dimensions

4,624 x 150 ft

Surface

Concrete (fair)

RWY 14141°T

Landing length (LDA)4,624 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA4,624 / 4,624 / 4,624 ft

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 32321°T

Landing length (LDA)4,624 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA4,624 / 4,624 / 4,624 ft

Traffic patternLeft

03/21

Dimensions

4,624 x 150 ft

Surface

Concrete (poor)

RWY 0337°T

Landing length (LDA)4,624 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA4,624 / 4,624 / 4,624 ft

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 21217°T

Landing length (LDA)4,624 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA4,624 / 4,624 / 4,624 ft

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

672 ft

Pressure altitude

187 ft

Field elevation

547 ft MSL

Temperature

18°C (64°F)

Dewpoint

8°C (46°F)

Altimeter

30.28 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2336Z 6:36 PM

Sunrise

1235Z 7:35 AM

Loggable night

0002Z (7:02 PM local) → 1209Z (7:09 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2336Z (6:36 PM local) → 1235Z (7:35 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0036Z (7:36 PM local) → 1135Z (6:35 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Cox Field is in Paris, Texas. Field elevation 547 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

ManagerTHOMAS HERNDON

Manager phone903-784-4648

AttendedALL MON-SAT, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKPRX / PRX

SectionalDALLAS-FT WORTH

Center (ARTCC)FORT WORTH

Flight service (AFSS)FORT WORTH

RegionTexas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates33.6366, -95.4508

Distance from city6 NM E

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.975

UNICOM122.975

FREQUENCIES

Communications

119.675

AWOS 3

AWOS

123.925

FORT WORTH CNTR

CNTR

122.25

FORT WORTH RDO

RDO

122.975

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.975

CTAF

122.975

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KPRX traffic patterns

2026-06-13 to 2026-10-21, 7 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 67%Twin 33%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›BE36 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›PA44 (Twin) · ~1 landings/mo

›BE35 (Piston single) · ~0 landings/mo

›BE9L (Turboprop) · ~0 landings/mo

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KHHW Stan Stamper Municipal Airport

24 NM N

VFR

KSLR Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport

30 NM S

VFR

KOSA Mount Pleasant Regional Airport

41 NM SE

VFR

KGVT Majors Airport

46 NM SW

VFR

KDUA Durant Regional Airport - Eaker Field

51 NM W

VFR

KGYI North Texas Regional Airport Perrin Field

61 NM W

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.

›20 FT TREES, 0-199 FT DSTC, 250 L.

›100LL AVBL 24 HR SELF SERVE. FOR JET AFTR HRS, CALL 903-784-4648.

›MIRL RWY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. PAPI RWYS 17 & 35 OPRS CONSLY.

›39 FT TREES, 100 FT DSTC, 390 FT L.

›10 FT BRUSH, 30 FT DSTC, 244 FT L.

›APPROACH RATIO 5:1; 28 FT TREES 178 FT WEST

›MKGS FADED.

›RWY COND NOT MNTND. VEGETATION GROWING THROUGH CRACKS.

›THERNDON@PARISTEXAS.GOV

›FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

›40 FT TREES 132 FT DSTC, 245 FT L

›RWY 14/32 NO LINE OF SIGHT BTN RWY ENDS.

›TWY LGTS FROM TRML APRON TO RWY 17/35 ON MIDFIELD TWY ONLY.

›RWYS 03/21 & 14/32 NOT AVBL FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KPRX on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KPRX have a METAR?

Yes. KPRX has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KPRX have a TAF?

When KPRX issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KPRX?

KPRX sits at 547 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KPRX?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

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