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Mc David Ranch Airport (44TS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:55 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KAQO), 44TS is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Mc David Ranch Airport in Llano, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAQO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Mc David Ranch Airport (44TS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Llano, TX at a field elevation of 1,407 ft. 44TS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAQO, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBBD.

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VFR
Observed 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAQO, 15.2 nm away.

Wind
VRB 4 kt
gusting 13 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.19"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 59°F / 15°C

Wind variable at 4 kt, gusting 13 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KAQO 271755Z AUTO VRB04G13KT 10SM CLR 26/15 A3019 RMK AO2

What changed at KAQO (nearest station)?

Since the 1735Z (12:35 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 13 kt.
  • Wind direction is now variable.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.21 → 30.19 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 44TS

Based on the nearest station (KAQO), 44TS is currently VFR with variable winds at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 2,750 ft (field elevation 1,407 ft). 44TS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBBD, 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.

Current wind is variable at 4 kt, gusting 13 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
17--
35--

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44TS 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 17/35
    3,000 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 44TS
    Wind
    17
    no steady wind
    35
    no steady wind
    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
071518Z06Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

44TS 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 44TS

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

PIREP1643Z (11:43 AM CDT) · 56 NM S of 44TS · 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) · 38 NM S of 44TS · 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) · 95 NM SW of 44TS · 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) · 55 NM S of 44TS · 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) · 83 NM S of 44TS · 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) · 95 NM SW of 44TS · 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) · 58 NM S of 44TS · 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.
PIREP1409Z (9:09 AM CDT) · 95 NM SW of 44TS · 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 44TS

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAQO reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 13 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,800 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 97%MVFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: 13 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 5%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 14

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.

17
56%
35
44%

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Live crosswind meter

44TS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAQO, 15 nm away.

N1735wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Mc David Ranch Airport (44TS)
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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
44TS
City
Llano
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,407 ft
Coordinates
30.5777, -98.8337
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KAQO
TAF
Nearest KBBD
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 45m

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Pilot PIREPs for Mc David Ranch Airport (44TS)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Mc David Ranch Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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