Alta Vista Ranch Airport (0TA7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:01 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMRF), 0TA7 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Alta Vista Ranch Airport in Marfa, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMRF): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Alta Vista Ranch Airport (0TA7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Marfa, TX at a field elevation of 4,702 ft. 0TA7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMRF, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 3 physical runways (05/23, 12/30, 15/33), the longest 5,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFST.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMRF, 14.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMRF 281901Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR 23/13 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02330133 $
What changed at KMRF (nearest station)?
Since the 1801Z (1:01 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.23 → 30.21 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 0TA7
Based on the nearest station (KMRF), 0TA7 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately 6,450 ft (field elevation 4,702 ft). 0TA7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFST, about 68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 5,100 ft | TURF | 7 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 12 | 5,200 ft | ASPH | 4 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 23 | 5,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 30 | 5,200 ft | ASPH | 3 kt tail | 6 kt left |
| 05 | 5,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 6 kt right |
| 33 | 5,100 ft | TURF | 7 kt tail | 0 kt |
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0TA7 runways
3 physical runways · 6 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 05/235,000 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 0TA7Wind
- 05
- 4 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 23
- 4 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 12/305,200 × 100 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 0TA7Wind
- 12
- 4 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 3 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 15/335,100 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 0TA7Wind
- 15
- 7 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 7 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 9→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
0TA7 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 0TA7
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FST UA /OV FST200015/TM 1811/FL330/TP E170/TB OCNL LT MOD TURB FL330/RM ZAB FDCS
FST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FST200015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1811Reported at 18:11 UTC.FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LT MOD TURB FL330Turbulence: occasional lt moderate turb fl330.RM ZAB FDCSRemarks.Show raw report
FST UA /OV FST095010/TM 1809/FL370/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 370/RM ZHU
FST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FST095010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1809Reported at 18:09 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 370Turbulence: continuous light to moderate chop 370.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
FST UA /OV FST035025/TM 1748/FL350/TP A21N/TB CONS LGT CHOP 350/RM ZHU
FST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FST035025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1748Reported at 17:48 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOP 350Turbulence: continuous light chop 350.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
FST UA /OV FST/TM 1642/FL310/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZAB/FDCS
FST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FSTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1642Reported at 16:42 UTC.FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.RM ZAB/FDCSRemarks.Show raw report
FST UA /OV FST280050/TM 1632/FL370/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CAT/RM ZAB/FDCS
FST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FST280050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1632Reported at 16:32 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CATTurbulence: continuous light clear-air turbulence.RM ZAB/FDCSRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 0TA7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMRF reported mostly VFR across 35 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 25%
- 33
- 24%
- 05
- 23%
- 15
- 19%
- 30
- 6%
- 23
- 3%
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Live crosswind meter
0TA7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMRF, 14 nm away.
Wind is 22° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 0TA7
- City
- Marfa
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,702 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.1532, -103.8998
- Runways
- 3 physical runways · 6 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMRF
- TAF
- Nearest KFST
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 32m
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Pilot PIREPs for Alta Vista Ranch Airport (0TA7)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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