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Spring Ranch Airport (3TA6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:55 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KECU), 3TA6 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Spring Ranch Airport in Brackettville, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KECU): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Spring Ranch Airport (3TA6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Brackettville, TX at a field elevation of 1,440 ft. 3TA6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KECU, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 4,280 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDLF.

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VFR
Observed 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KECU, 24.7 nm away.

Wind
180° 9 kt
gusting 17 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.22"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 61°F / 16°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 9 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KECU 271855Z AUTO 18009G17KT 10SM 23/16 A3022 RMK AO2

What changed at KECU (nearest station)?

Since the 1835Z (1:35 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 17 kt.
  • Wind direction moved from 150° to 180°.

Current pilot readout for 3TA6

Based on the nearest station (KECU), 3TA6 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately 2,350 ft (field elevation 1,440 ft). 3TA6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDLF, about 30 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
15FAV8 kt head4 kt right (g8)
339 kt tail0 kt

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3TA6 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 15/33
    4,280 × 36 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3TA6
    Wind
    15
    8 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    33
    9 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
0102019Z07Z18Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 8→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

3TA6 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 3TA6

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

PIREP1808Z (1:08 PM CDT) · 66 NM NE of 3TA6 · 4,500 ft MSL · GA6C
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ERV UA /OV KERV/TM 1808/FL045/TP GA6C/SK BASE 045/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 1808Reported at 18:08 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP GA6CAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1643Z (11:43 AM CDT) · 92 NM E of 3TA6 · during descent · BE20
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SAT UA /OV 3 NW SAT/TM 1643/FLDURD/TP BE20/SK BASES 030
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3 NW SATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1643Reported at 16:43 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1641Z (11:41 AM CDT) · 66 NM NE of 3TA6 · 3,500 ft MSL · C172
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ERV UA /OV ERV/TM 1641/FL035/TP C172/SK BASE 035/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 1641Reported at 16:41 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1623Z (11:23 AM CDT) · 33 NM SE of 3TA6 · 2,500 ft MSL · BE9L
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UVA UA /OV UVA/TM 1623/FL025/TP BE9L/SK BASE 025/RM ZHU
UVA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV UVALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1551Z (10:51 AM CDT) · 91 NM E of 3TA6 · during descent · B763
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SAT UA /OV 5 NW SAT/TM 1551/FLDURD/TP B763/SK B-023
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 NW SATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1551Reported at 15:51 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
SK B-023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1534Z (10:34 AM CDT) · 98 NM E of 3TA6 · 1,600 ft MSL · SR22
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SSF UA /OV SSF090002/TM 1534/FL016/TP SR22/SK BKN016-TOP020
SSF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SSF090002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1534Reported at 15:34 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN016-TOP020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1530Z (10:30 AM CDT) · 33 NM SE of 3TA6 · 5,000 ft MSL · C172
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UVA UA /OV KUVA/TM 1530/FL050/TP C172/SK BASE 019 TOP 040/RM ZHU
UVA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KUVALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1530Reported at 15:30 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 019 TOP 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1437Z (9:37 AM CDT) · 96 NM E of 3TA6 · during climb · CVLT
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SAT UA /OV 3 NE SAT/TM 1437/FLDURC/TP CVLT/SK BASES 020 TOPS 03
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 1437Reported at 14:37 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP CVLTAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 020 TOPS 03Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 3TA6

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KECU reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 8/18 kt
Max gust: 25 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

15
74%
33
26%

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Live crosswind meter

3TA6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KECU, 25 nm away.

N15339 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt
Headwind in gusts
15 kt
Crosswind in gusts
8 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 4,280 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Spring Ranch Airport (3TA6)
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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
3TA6
City
Brackettville
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,440 ft
Coordinates
29.5419, -100.2530
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,280 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KECU
TAF
Nearest KDLF
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 59m

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Pilot PIREPs for Spring Ranch Airport (3TA6)

Community-submitted

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

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