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Chacon Creek Ranch Airport (3TA9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:15 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KCZT), 3TA9 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Chacon Creek Ranch Airport in Crystal City, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCZT): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Chacon Creek Ranch Airport (3TA9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Crystal City, TX at a field elevation of 595 ft. 3TA9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCZT, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCOT.

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VFR
Observed 1815Z (1:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCZT, 14.8 nm away.

Wind
130° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.15"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 64°F / 18°C

Wind from the southeast (130°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCZT 271815Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM 26/18 A3015 RMK AO2

What changed at KCZT (nearest station)?

Since the 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 3TA9

Based on the nearest station (KCZT), 3TA9 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 595 ft). 3TA9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCOT, about 44 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
15FAV4 kt head1 kt left
333 kt tail3 kt right

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3TA9 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
    2,900 × 30 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3TA9
    Wind
    15
    4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    33
    3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    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
061218Z06Z18Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

3TA9 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 3TA9

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

PIREP1808Z (1:08 PM CDT) · 90 NM NE of 3TA9 · 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) · 98 NM NE of 3TA9 · 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) · 90 NM NE of 3TA9 · 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 NE of 3TA9 · 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) · 98 NM NE of 3TA9 · 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) · 90 NM E of 3TA9 · 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 NE of 3TA9 · 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.
PIREP1409Z (9:09 AM CDT) · 33 NM NE of 3TA9 · 1,900 ft MSL · C172
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UVA UA /OV UVA/TM 1409/FL019/TP C172/SK OVC 019/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 1409Reported at 14:09 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 3TA9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCZT reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 83%MVFR 1%IFR 15%
Wind avg/max: 3/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 1%IFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

15
75%
33
25%

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Live crosswind meter

3TA9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCZT, 15 nm away.

N15334 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,900 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Chacon Creek Ranch Airport (3TA9)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3TA9
City
Crystal City
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
595 ft
Coordinates
28.7086, -100.0070
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,900 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCZT
TAF
Nearest KCOT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 34m

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Pilot PIREPs for Chacon Creek Ranch Airport (3TA9)

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

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