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Van Es Ranch Airport (13TS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHBV), 13TS is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 6 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Van Es Ranch Airport in Oilton, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHBV): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Van Es Ranch Airport (13TS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Oilton, TX at a field elevation of 830 ft. 13TS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHBV, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLRD.

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VFR
Observed 2015Z (3:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHBV, 11.9 nm away.

Wind
090° 6 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.03"
Temp / Dew
84°F / 29°C
dew 65°F / 18°C

Wind from the east (090°) at 6 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, a few clouds at 38,000 ft, temperature 29°C (84°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KHBV 282015Z AUTO 09006KT 9SM FEW380 29/18 A3003 RMK AO2 T02880183 $

What changed at KHBV (nearest station)?

Since the 1955Z (2:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed up from 0 to 6 kt.

Current pilot readout for 13TS

Based on the nearest station (KHBV), 13TS is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 6 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 11. Density altitude is approximately 2,550 ft (field elevation 830 ft). 13TS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLRD, about 29 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
11FAV5 kt head3 kt left
295 kt tail3 kt right

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13TS 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 11/29
    3,000 × 30 ft · DIRT
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 13TS
    Wind
    11
    5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    29
    5 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    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
061220Z08Z20Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

13TS 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 13TS

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

PIREP1945Z (2:45 PM CDT) · 100 NM SE of 13TS · during descent · C30J
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CRP UA /OV HRL/TM 1945/FLDURD/TP C30J/SK 040BKN080
CRP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HRLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1945Reported at 19:45 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C30JAircraft type reporting.
SK 040BKN080Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1941Z (2:41 PM CDT) · 75 NM NE of 13TS · 35,000 ft MSL · E170
moderate chop turbulence
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BEA UA /OV THX/TM 1941/FL350/TP E170/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
BEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV THXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1941Reported at 19:41 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1854Z (1:54 PM CDT) · 97 NM S of 13TS · 39,000 ft MSL · A319
occasional light chop turbulence
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MFE UA /OV MFE190015/TM 1854/FL390/TP A319/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
MFE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MFE190015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1854Reported at 18:54 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1853Z (1:53 PM CDT) · 94 NM N of 13TS · 31,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light chop turbulence
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SAT UA /OV SAT180040/TM 1853/FL310/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAT180040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1853Reported at 18:53 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1837Z (1:37 PM CDT) · 86 NM W of 13TS · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
occasional light clear-air turbulence
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LRD UA /OV LRD270060/TM 1837/FL370/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CAT/RM ZHU
LRD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LRD270060Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1837Reported at 18:37 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CATTurbulence: occasional light clear-air turbulence.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1810Z (1:10 PM CDT) · 100 NM SE of 13TS · 34,000 ft MSL · A320
moderate chop turbulence
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BRO UA /OV BRO360050/TM 1810/FL340/TP A320/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
BRO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BRO360050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1810Reported at 18:10 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1800Z (1:00 PM CDT) · 83 NM E of 13TS · during climb · TEX2
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CRP UA /OV CRP/TM 1800/FLDURC/TP TEX2/SK 023BKN090
CRP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1800Reported at 18:00 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP TEX2Aircraft type reporting.
SK 023BKN090Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1618Z (11:18 AM CDT) · 29 NM W of 13TS · 2,400 ft MSL · PA32
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LRD UA /OV KLRD/TM 1618/FL024/TP PA32/SK BASE 024/RM ZHU
LRD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLRDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1618Reported at 16:18 UTC.
FL024Altitude: 2,400 ft MSL.
TP PA32Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 024Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 13TS

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHBV reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 72%LIFR 28%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 86%IFR 1%LIFR 13%
Wind avg/max: 5/14 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

11
71%
29
29%

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Live crosswind meter

13TS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHBV, 12 nm away.

N11296 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 27° off runway 11, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Dirt · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Van Es Ranch Airport (13TS)
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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
13TS
City
Oilton
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
830 ft
Coordinates
27.4553, -98.9264
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KHBV
TAF
Nearest KLRD
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 34m

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Pilot PIREPs for Van Es Ranch Airport (13TS)

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

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