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Fall Creek Air Ranch STOLport (52TS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:55 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KRYW), 52TS is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Fall Creek Air Ranch STOLport in Spicewood, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRYW): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Fall Creek Air Ranch STOLport (52TS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Spicewood, TX at a field elevation of 915 ft. 52TS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRYW, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAUS.

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VFR
Observed 0555Z (12:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRYW, 11.1 nm away.

Wind
140° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
12,000 ft
Altimeter
30.21"
Temp / Dew
68°F / 20°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 ft, broken clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 12,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KRYW 270555Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM SCT050 BKN120 20/14 A3021 RMK AO2 T02010140 10225 20195

Current pilot readout for 52TS

Based on the nearest station (KRYW), 52TS is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 915 ft). 52TS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAUS, about 29 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
15FAV3 kt head1 kt left
332 kt tail2 kt right

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52TS 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
    1,800 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 52TS
    Wind
    15
    3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    33
    2 kt tailwind · 2 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
061218Z01Z05Z

Over the last 12 h: wind 5→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → 12,000 ft.

52TS 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 52TS

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

PIREP1735Z (12:35 PM CDT) · 91 NM E of 52TS · 24,000 ft MSL · B38M
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CLL UA /OV KTNV225040/TM 1735/FL240/TP B38M/TB NEG/RM VMC RIGHT NOW ZHU
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTNV225040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM VMC RIGHT NOW ZHURemarks.
PIREP1704Z (12:04 PM CDT) · 91 NM E of 52TS · 26,000 ft MSL · B738
occasional light chop turbulence
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CLL UA /OV KTNV270010/TM 1704/FL260/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTNV270010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1704Reported at 17:04 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1643Z (11:43 AM CDT) · 47 NM S of 52TS · 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) · 55 NM SW of 52TS · 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.
PIREP1625Z (11:25 AM CDT) · 89 NM E of 52TS · 19,000 ft MSL · B38M
light chop turbulencelight rime 190 icing
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CLL UA /OV TNV225030/TM 1625/FL190/TP B38M/TA M11/TB LGT CHOP/IC LGT RIME 190/RM ZHU
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TNV225030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1625Reported at 16:25 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TA M11Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC LGT RIME 190Icing: light rime 190.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1551Z (10:51 AM CDT) · 46 NM SW of 52TS · 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) · 71 NM S of 52TS · 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.
PIREP1457Z (9:57 AM CDT) · 89 NM E of 52TS · 16,000 ft MSL · A20N
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CLL UA /OV CLL180010/TM 1457/FL160/TP A20N/TB NEG 220-160/RM ZHU
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CLL180010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1457Reported at 14:57 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP A20NAircraft type reporting.
TB NEG 220-160Turbulence: none reported 22,000–16,000 ft.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 52TS

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRYW reported mostly VFR across 27 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

15
55%
33
45%

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Live crosswind meter

52TS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRYW, 11 nm away.

N15333 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Fall Creek Air Ranch STOLport (52TS)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
52TS
City
Spicewood
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
915 ft
Coordinates
30.4185, -98.1628
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRYW
TAF
Nearest KAUS
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 44m

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Pilot PIREPs for Fall Creek Air Ranch STOLport (52TS)

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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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