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Erco Field (0TA4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTRL), 0TA4 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Erco Field in Kaufman, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTRL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Erco Field (0TA4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kaufman, TX at a field elevation of 395 ft. 0TA4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTRL, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 1,742 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDAL.

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VFR
Observed 0153Z (8:53 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTRL, 12.7 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.12"
Temp / Dew
71°F / 22°C
dew 63°F / 17°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KTRL 290153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/17 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP193 T02170172

What changed at KTRL (nearest station)?

Since the 0053Z (7:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0053Z (7:53 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 0TA4

Based on the nearest station (KTRL), 0TA4 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,050 ft (field elevation 395 ft). 0TA4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDAL, about 36 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
15--
33--

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0TA4 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.

  • Runway 15/33
    1,742 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 0TA4
    Wind
    15
    no steady wind
    33
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061202Z14Z01Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

0TA4 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 0TA4

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0221Z (9:21 PM CDT) · 34 NM SW of 0TA4 · 36,000 ft MSL · B38M
light chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CVE170040/TM 0221/FL360/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW96
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVE170040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0221Reported at 02:21 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZFW96Remarks.
PIREP0156Z (8:56 PM CDT) · 84 NM S of 0TA4 · 25,000 ft MSL · B739
continuous light turbulence
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UTS UA /OV LOA/TM 0156/FL250/TP B739/TB CONS LGT /RM ZHU
UTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LOALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0156Reported at 01:56 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP0126Z (8:26 PM CDT) · 40 NM S of 0TA4 · 28,000 ft MSL · UAL2341
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ARP UAL2341 3150N 09615W 0126 F280 260/050KT TB OCNL LGT CHOP IC
ARP UAL2341 3150N 09615W 012…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP0119Z (8:19 PM CDT) · 44 NM NE of 0TA4 · 33,000 ft MSL · A21N
light chop turbulence
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GGG UA /OV GGG300050/TM 0119/FL330/TP A21N/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW86
GGG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GGG300050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0119Reported at 01:19 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZFW86Remarks.
PIREP0106Z (8:06 PM CDT) · 94 NM W of 0TA4 · 28,000 ft MSL · A21N
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MWL UA /OV MQP190020/TM 0106/FL280/TP A21N/TB NEG 280/RM ZFW62
MWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQP190020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0106Reported at 01:06 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB NEG 280Turbulence: none reported 280.
RM ZFW62Remarks.
PIREP0013Z (7:13 PM CDT) · 72 NM SE of 0TA4 · 37,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous moderate chop turbulence
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UTS UA /OV LOA030020/TM 0013/FL370/TP B737/TB CONS MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
UTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LOA030020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0013Reported at 00:13 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous moderate chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP0012Z (7:12 PM CDT) · 52 NM NW of 0TA4 · 35,000 ft MSL · B738
light to moderate turbulence
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DFW UA /OV FUZ/TM 0012/FL350/TP B738/TB LGT-MOD/RM BETTER LOWER ZFW46
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FUZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0012Reported at 00:12 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
RM BETTER LOWER ZFW46Remarks.
PIREP2311Z (6:11 PM CDT) · 42 NM NW of 0TA4 · 35,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
light chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CVE360005/TM 2311/FL350/TP CRJ7/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW48
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVE360005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2311Reported at 23:11 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZFW48Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 0TA4

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTRL reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 34 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 56%MVFR 32%IFR 9%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 4/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 4%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: 9 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

15
59%
33
41%

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Live crosswind meter

0TA4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTRL, 13 nm away.

N1533wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 1,742 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Erco Field (0TA4)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Daily IREG local
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
0TA4
City
Kaufman
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
395 ft
Coordinates
32.4979, -96.2705
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,742 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KTRL
TAF
Nearest KDAL
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
20h 52m

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Pilot PIREPs for Erco Field (0TA4)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Erco Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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