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Costello Island Inc Airport (4TA3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRPH), 4TA3 is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots gusting 15, visibility not reported, and a 2,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Costello Island Inc Airport in Graford, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRPH): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Costello Island Inc Airport (4TA3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Graford, TX at a field elevation of 1,020 ft. 4TA3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRPH, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNFW.

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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 KRPH, 13.7 nm away.

Wind
190° 8 kt
gusting 15 kt
Visibility
-
Ceiling
2,000 ft
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 63°F / 17°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 8 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility visibility not reported, broken clouds at 2,000 ft, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KRPH 281715Z AUTO 19008G15KT 150V230 BKN020 23/17 A3014 RMK AO2 T02290172 PWINO $

What changed at KRPH (nearest station)?

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

  • Gusts began, now gusting 15 kt.

Current pilot readout for 4TA3

Based on the nearest station (KRPH), 4TA3 is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots gusting 15, visibility not reported, and a 2,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,950 ft (field elevation 1,020 ft). 4TA3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNFW, about 52 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
17FAV8 kt head2 kt right (g3)
358 kt tail1 kt left (g3)

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4TA3 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
    2,600 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 4TA3
    Wind
    17
    8 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    35
    8 kt tailwind · 1 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
091817Z05Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 8→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → 2,000 ft.

4TA3 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 4TA3

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

PIREP1711Z (12:11 PM CDT) · 64 NM W of 4TA3 · 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.
PIREP1704Z (12:04 PM CDT) · 72 NM E of 4TA3 · during climb · A321
light turbulence
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DFW UA /OV DFW 2SW/TM 1704/FLDURC/TP A321/SK SCT028/TB LGT
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DFW 2SWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1704Reported at 17:04 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
PIREP1637Z (11:37 AM CDT) · 20 NM NW of 4TA3 · 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.
PIREP1545Z (10:45 AM CDT) · 26 NM SE of 4TA3 · 27,000 ft MSL · TBM7
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MWL UA /OV MQP/TM 1545/FL270/TP TBM7/TB NEG/RM ZFW94
MWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1545Reported at 15:45 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW94Remarks.
PIREP1544Z (10:44 AM CDT) · 34 NM NE of 4TA3 · 18,000 ft MSL · A321
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MWL UA /OV MQP360030/TM 1544/FL180/TP A321/TB NEG/RM ZFW32
MWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQP360030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1544Reported at 15:44 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW32Remarks.
PIREP1539Z (10:39 AM CDT) · 91 NM E of 4TA3 · 7,000 ft MSL · C240
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DFW UA /OV DFW115021/TM 1539/FL070/TP C240/SK TOPS020
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DFW115021Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1539Reported at 15:39 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP C240Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1535Z (10:35 AM CDT) · 98 NM SE of 4TA3 · during descent · C172
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ACT UA /OV KACT001002/TM 1535/FL016/TP C172/SK OVC016/RM DURD
ACT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KACT001002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1535Reported at 15:35 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1532Z (10:32 AM CDT) · 58 NM E of 4TA3 · during descent · PA44
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AFW UA /OV KAFW/TM 1532/FL025/TP PA44/SK BKN025-TOP035/RM DURD
AFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KAFWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1532Reported at 15:32 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP PA44Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN025-TOP035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 4TA3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRPH reported mostly marginal VFR across 69 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,700 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 38%MVFR 63%
Wind avg/max: 5/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 1

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 89%MVFR 11%
Wind avg/max: 4/10 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 1

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.

17
65%
35
35%

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Live crosswind meter

4TA3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRPH, 14 nm away.

N17358 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt
Headwind in gusts
15 kt
Crosswind in gusts
3 kt

Wind is 13° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Costello Island Inc Airport (4TA3)
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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
4TA3
City
Graford
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,020 ft
Coordinates
32.8966, -98.4610
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRPH
TAF
Nearest KNFW
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 21m

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Pilot PIREPs for Costello Island Inc Airport (4TA3)

Community-submitted

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

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