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Tin Top Ranch Airport (3TA4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBWD), 3TA4 is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,700 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Tin Top Ranch Airport in Brownwood, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBWD): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Tin Top Ranch Airport (3TA4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Brownwood, TX at a field elevation of 1,300 ft. 3TA4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBWD, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBBD.

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MVFR
Observed 1715Z (12:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBWD, 18.5 nm away.

Wind
190° 12 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
2,700 ft
Altimeter
30.15"
Temp / Dew
74°F / 24°C
dew 65°F / 18°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 12 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 ft, broken clouds at 2,700 ft, temperature 24°C (74°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,700 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KBWD 281715Z AUTO 19012KT 10SM SCT020 BKN027 24/18 A3015 RMK AO2 CIG 025V031 T02360183 $

What changed at KBWD (nearest station)?

Since the 1655Z (11:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1655Z (11:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 3TA4

Based on the nearest station (KBWD), 3TA4 is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,700 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately 2,350 ft (field elevation 1,300 ft). 3TA4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBBD, about 26 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
20FAV11 kt head4 kt left
0211 kt tail4 kt right

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3TA4 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 02/20
    3,200 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3TA4
    Wind
    02
    11 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    20
    11 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    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
0102117Z06Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 9→12 kt, ceiling 13,000 ft → 2,700 ft.

3TA4 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 3TA4

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

PIREP1711Z (12:11 PM CDT) · 74 NM NW of 3TA4 · 4,000 ft MSL · BE20
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ABI UA /OV 10N KABI/TM 1711/FL040/TP BE20/SK OVC040
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10N KABILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1711Reported at 17:11 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1707Z (12:07 PM CDT) · 66 NM W of 3TA4 · 4,100 ft MSL · DA42
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SJT UA /OV SJT080010/TM 1707/FL041/TP DA42/SK OVC046
SJT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SJT080010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1707Reported at 17:07 UTC.
FL041Altitude: 4,100 ft MSL.
TP DA42Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC046Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1701Z (12:01 PM CDT) · 71 NM SW of 3TA4 · 32,000 ft MSL · B38M
occasional light chop turbulence
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JCT UA /OV KJCT/TM 1701/FL320/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
JCT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KJCTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1701Reported at 17:01 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1645Z (11:45 AM CDT) · 74 NM W of 3TA4 · 4,000 ft MSL · DA42
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SJT UA /OV SJT360010/TM 1645/FL040/TP DA42/SK BKN044 OVC050
SJT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SJT360010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1645Reported at 16:45 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP DA42Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN044 OVC050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1637Z (11:37 AM CDT) · 100 NM N of 3TA4 · 28,000 ft MSL · PC12
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ABI UA /OV ABI045070/TM 1637/FL280/TP PC12/TB NEG/RM ZFW94
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABI045070Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1637Reported at 16:37 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW94Remarks.
PIREP1613Z (11:13 AM CDT) · 82 NM SE of 3TA4 · during climb · DA42
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GTU UA /OV 1 SE/TM 1613/FLDURC/TP DA42/SK OVC006
GTU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1 SELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1613Reported at 16:13 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP DA42Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC006Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1610Z (11:10 AM CDT) · 91 NM S of 3TA4 · 34,000 ft MSL · B36M
occasional light chop turbulence
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ERV UA /OV KCSI230020/TM 1610/FL340/TP B36M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KCSI230020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1610Reported at 16:10 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B36MAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1608Z (11:08 AM CDT) · 97 NM E of 3TA4 · during climb · P28A
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CNW UA /OV CNW180003/TM 1608/FL010/TP P28A/SK OVC010-TOP UNKN/RM DURC
CNW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CNW180003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1608Reported at 16:08 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC010-TOP UNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 3TA4

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBWD reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 83%MVFR 17%
Wind avg/max: 6/12 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 83%MVFR 14%IFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 5/14 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 900 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 16

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

20
68%
02
32%

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Live crosswind meter

3TA4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBWD, 19 nm away.

N200212 kt
Headwind
11 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 17° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.

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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 Tin Top Ranch Airport (3TA4)
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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
3TA4
City
Brownwood
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,300 ft
Coordinates
31.4858, -98.9761
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBWD
TAF
Nearest KBBD
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 25m

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Pilot PIREPs for Tin Top Ranch Airport (3TA4)

Community-submitted

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

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