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J R Ranch Airport (15TA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for 15TA right now.

Aviation weather near J R Ranch Airport in Briggs, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGRK): conditions and runway crosswinds.

J R Ranch Airport (15TA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Briggs, TX at a field elevation of 1,125 ft. 15TA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGRK, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRK.

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No data
Awaiting observationlive · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGRK, 8.6 nm away.

Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

What changed at KGRK (nearest station)?

Since the 1355Z (8:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 3,400 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →

Current pilot readout for 15TA

A current METAR is not available for 15TA right now. The nearest reporting station is KGRK. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

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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
16--
34--

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15TA 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 16/34
    3,200 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 15TA
    Wind
    16
    no steady wind
    34
    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
061314Z05Z14Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→7 kt, ceiling 11,000 ft → unlimited.

15TA 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 15TA

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

PIREP1407Z (9:07 AM CDT) · 46 NM S of 15TA · 900 ft MSL · C25B
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AUS UA /OV AUS/TM 1407/FL009/TP C25B/SK OVC 009
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1407Reported at 14:07 UTC.
FL009Altitude: 900 ft MSL.
TP C25BAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1401Z (9:01 AM CDT) · 84 NM SW of 15TA · 2,300 ft MSL · C750
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ERV UA /OV KERV/TM 1401/FL023/TP C750/SK BASE 023/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KERVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1401Reported at 14:01 UTC.
FL023Altitude: 2,300 ft MSL.
TP C750Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1346Z (8:46 AM CDT) · 84 NM SW of 15TA · 2,300 ft MSL · C172
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ERV UA /OV ERV/TM 1346/FL023/TP C172/SK BASE 023/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ERVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1346Reported at 13:46 UTC.
FL023Altitude: 2,300 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1345Z (8:45 AM CDT) · 80 NM S of 15TA · 2,800 ft MSL · A320
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SAT UA /OV 3 NE SAT/TM 1345/FL028/TP A320/SK TOPS BKN028
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3 NE SATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.
FL028Altitude: 2,800 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS BKN028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1340Z (8:40 AM CDT) · 37 NM S of 15TA · 40,000 ft MSL · B787
intermittent light chop turbulence
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AUS UA /OV CWK250015/TM 1340/FL400/TP B787/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWK250015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1340Reported at 13:40 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP B787Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) · 63 NM S of 15TA · during descent · E120
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HYI UA /OV HYI/TM 1335/FLDURD/TP E120/SK OVC003/WX 1SM
HYI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HYILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1335Reported at 13:35 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E120Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC003Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 1SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1323Z (8:23 AM CDT) · 34 NM SW of 15TA · altitude unknown · E55P
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DZB UA /OV DZB/TM 1323/FL0340/TP E55P/SK BASE 034/RM ZHU
DZB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DZBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1323Reported at 13:23 UTC.
FL0340Altitude: 3,400 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 034Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1318Z (8:18 AM CDT) · 91 NM SE of 15TA · 20,000 ft MSL · B38M
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TME UA /OV IDU/TM 1318/FL200/TP B38M/TB NEG/RM ZHU
TME UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IDULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1318Reported at 13:18 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 15TA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGRK reported mostly VFR across 33 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,300 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 88%MVFR 12%
Wind avg/max: 5/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 1,300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/13 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,400 ft
Lowest vis: 9 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

16
60%
34
40%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1345Z (8:45 AM CDT)

TAF AMD KGRK 281345Z 2813/2914 13006KT 9999 SCT012 BKN040 QNH3011INS TEMPO 2813/2815 8000 BR BKN008 OVC018 BECMG 2818/2819 15012KT 9999 SCT050 BKN080 QNH3008INS BECMG 2904/2905 14009KT 9999 SCT012 OVC020 QNH3010INS BECMG 2908/2909 15006KT 4800 BR OVC008 QNH3009INS BECMG 2911/2912 16009KT 1600 -DZ BR OVC004 QNH3012INS TX28/2821Z TN18/2807Z

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Live crosswind meter

15TA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGRK, 8.6 nm away.

N1634wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 3,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of J R Ranch Airport (15TA)
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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
15TA
City
Briggs
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,125 ft
Coordinates
30.9367, -97.8993
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGRK
TAF
Nearest KGRK
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 34m

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Pilot PIREPs for J R Ranch Airport (15TA)

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 J R Ranch Airport, 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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Pilot PIREPs are community pilot notes for situational awareness only, not official FAA PIREPs or advisories. Verify with official sources. Notes are moderated before they appear; helpful marks and reports help us keep them useful.

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