Lazy G Bar Ranch Airport (09TA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLUD), 09TA is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Lazy G Bar Ranch Airport in Decatur, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLUD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lazy G Bar Ranch Airport (09TA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Decatur, TX at a field elevation of 931 ft. 09TA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLUD, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAFW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLUD, 4.5 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLUD 281035Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A3014 RMK AO2
What changed at KLUD (nearest station)?
Since the 1015Z (5:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1015Z (5:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 09TA
Based on the nearest station (KLUD), 09TA is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 931 ft). 09TA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAFW, about 20 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 1,600 ft | TURF-P | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 35 | 1,600 ft | TURF-P | 4 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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09TA runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 17/351,600 × 40 ft · TURF-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at 09TAWind
- 17
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
09TA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 09TA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLUD reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 72%
- 35
- 28%
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Live crosswind meter
09TA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLUD, 4.5 nm away.
Wind is 9° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 09T
- City
- Decatur
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 931 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.2808, -97.4967
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLUD
- TAF
- Nearest KAFW
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 45m
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AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Lazy G Bar Ranch Airport (09TA)
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