Duval County Ranch Co Airport (28TA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:55 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KHBV), 28TA is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Duval County Ranch Co Airport in Freer, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHBV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Duval County Ranch Co Airport (28TA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Freer, TX at a field elevation of 665 ft. 28TA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHBV, about 29 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 10,280 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KALI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHBV, 29.1 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHBV 280255Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR 23/22 A3010 RMK AO2 T02290217 51016 $
What changed at KHBV (nearest station)?
Since the 0255Z (9:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0255Z (9:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 28TA
Based on the nearest station (KHBV), 28TA is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 665 ft). 28TA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KALI, about 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 10,280 ft | ASPH | 3 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 32 | 10,280 ft | ASPH | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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28TA 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 14/3210,280 × 34 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 28TAWind
- 14
- 3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 32
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 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 24 h: wind 5→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
28TA 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 28TA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SAT UA /OV SAT180035/TM 2122/FL350/TP A319/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SAT180035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2122Reported at 21:22 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTH ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 28TA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHBV reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 14
- 64%
- 32
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
28TA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHBV, 29 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 28TA
- City
- Freer
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 665 ft
- Coordinates
- 27.8336, -98.7170
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 10,280 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHBV
- TAF
- Nearest KALI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 20h 37m
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Pilot PIREPs for Duval County Ranch Co Airport (28TA)
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