Four Square Ranch Airport (3TA0) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KECU), 3TA0 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Four Square Ranch Airport in Rocksprings, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KECU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Four Square Ranch Airport (3TA0) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rocksprings, TX at a field elevation of 2,250 ft. 3TA0 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KECU, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 4,093 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSOA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KECU, 15 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KECU 281255Z AUTO 14011KT 10SM 18/18 A3019 RMK AO2
What changed at KECU (nearest station)?
Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 3TA0
Based on the nearest station (KECU), 3TA0 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,800 ft (field elevation 2,250 ft). 3TA0 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSOA, about 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 4,093 ft | ASPH | 7 kt head | 8 kt left |
| 36 | 4,093 ft | ASPH | 7 kt tail | 8 kt right |
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3TA0 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 18/364,093 × 30 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3TA0Wind
- 18
- 7 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 7 kt tailwind · 8 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 23 h: wind 5→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
3TA0 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 3TA0
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FST UA /OV KFST070050/TM 1132/FL400/TP B738/RM SMOOTH ZHU
FST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KFST070050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1132Reported at 11:32 UTC.FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.RM SMOOTH ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 3TA0
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KECU reported mostly VFR across 68 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 72%
- 36
- 28%
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Live crosswind meter
3TA0 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KECU, 15 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3TA0
- City
- Rocksprings
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,250 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.0969, -100.4050
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,093 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KECU
- TAF
- Nearest KSOA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 45m
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Pilot PIREPs for Four Square Ranch Airport (3TA0)
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