Picosa Ranch Airport (3TA8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCZT), 3TA8 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Picosa Ranch Airport in Crystal City, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCZT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Picosa Ranch Airport (3TA8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Crystal City, TX at a field elevation of 600 ft. 3TA8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCZT, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 2,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCOT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCZT, 17 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCZT 281915Z AUTO 12007KT 090V150 10SM 28/18 A3008 RMK AO2
What changed at KCZT (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 3TA8
Based on the nearest station (KCZT), 3TA8 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately 2,100 ft (field elevation 600 ft). 3TA8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCOT, about 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05FAV | 2,700 ft | ASPH | 2 kt head | 7 kt right |
| 23 | 2,700 ft | ASPH | 2 kt tail | 7 kt left |
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3TA8 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 05/232,700 × 20 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3TA8Wind
- 05
- 2 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 23
- 2 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
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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 7→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
3TA8 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 3TA8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCZT reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 73%
- 23
- 27%
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Live crosswind meter
3TA8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCZT, 17 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3TA8
- City
- Crystal City
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 600 ft
- Coordinates
- 28.7197, -100.0550
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,700 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCZT
- TAF
- Nearest KCOT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 30m
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Pilot PIREPs for Picosa Ranch Airport (3TA8)
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