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Rabbit Run Airport (5TA2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:56 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPWG), 5TA2 is currently MVFR with winds from 150° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,200 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Rabbit Run Airport in Waco, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPWG): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Rabbit Run Airport (5TA2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Waco, TX at a field elevation of 740 ft. 5TA2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPWG, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KACT.

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MVFR
Observed 1656Z (11:56 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPWG, 3.8 nm away.

Wind
150° 10 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
1,200 ft
Altimeter
30.19"
Temp / Dew
74°F / 23°C
dew 68°F / 20°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,200 ft, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,200 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KPWG 281656Z AUTO 15010KT 10SM OVC012 23/20 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP217 T02330200

What changed at KPWG (nearest station)?

Since the 1627Z (11:27 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1627Z (11:27 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 5TA2

Based on the nearest station (KPWG), 5TA2 is currently MVFR with winds from 150° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,200 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 1,600 ft (field elevation 740 ft). 5TA2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KACT, about 10 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
14FAV10 kt head1 kt right
3210 kt tail1 kt left

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5TA2 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 14/32
    2,600 × 150 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5TA2
    Wind
    14
    10 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    32
    10 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
061317Z10Z16Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 9→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → 1,200 ft.

5TA2 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 5TA2

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

PIREP1711Z (12:11 PM CDT) · 79 NM S of 5TA2 · 1,700 ft MSL · B737
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AUS UA /OV AUS/TM 1711/FL017/TP B737/SK OVC 017
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1711Reported at 17:11 UTC.
FL017Altitude: 1,700 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 017Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1710Z (12:10 PM CDT) · 79 NM S of 5TA2 · 1,700 ft MSL · B737
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AUS UA /OV 5 MILES NORTH OF AUS/TM 1710/FL017/TP B737/SK OVC/RM BASES AT 017
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 MILES NORTH OF AUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1710Reported at 17:10 UTC.
FL017Altitude: 1,700 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES AT 017Remarks.
PIREP1704Z (12:04 PM CDT) · 87 NM N of 5TA2 · 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.
PIREP1617Z (11:17 AM CDT) · 79 NM S of 5TA2 · 1,200 ft MSL · A319
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AUS UA /OV AUS/TM 1617/FL012/TP A319/SK OVC 012
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1617Reported at 16:17 UTC.
FL012Altitude: 1,200 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 012Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1613Z (11:13 AM CDT) · 52 NM SW of 5TA2 · during climb · DA42
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GTU UA /OV 1 SE/TM 1613/FLDURC/TP DA42/SK OVC006
GTU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1 SELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1613Reported at 16:13 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP DA42Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC006Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1608Z (11:08 AM CDT) · 12 NM NE of 5TA2 · during climb · P28A
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CNW UA /OV CNW180003/TM 1608/FL010/TP P28A/SK OVC010-TOP UNKN/RM DURC
CNW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CNW180003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1608Reported at 16:08 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC010-TOP UNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1600Z (11:00 AM CDT) · 38 NM SW of 5TA2 · 1,800 ft MSL · AH64
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GRK UA/OV KHLR/TM 1600/FL018/TP AH64/SK OVC018-TOPUNKN
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHLRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1600Reported at 16:00 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP AH64Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC018-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1559Z (10:59 AM CDT) · 49 NM SW of 5TA2 · 39,000 ft MSL · B738
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GRK UA /OV AGJ150015/TM 1559/FL390/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZHU
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGJ150015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1559Reported at 15:59 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 5TA2

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPWG reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 38 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 53%MVFR 8%IFR 5%LIFR 34%
Wind avg/max: 5/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: IFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 93%MVFR 3%IFR 1%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 4/14 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: IFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

14
61%
32
39%

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Live crosswind meter

5TA2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPWG, 3.8 nm away.

N143210 kt
Headwind
10 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 3° off runway 14, 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 Rabbit Run Airport (5TA2)
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Nearby TFRs

Active FAA TFRs near 5TA2

FAA TFR data shows active temporary flight restrictions near 5TA2.

Hazard TFR
MCGREGOR, TX
Active 9.6 NM from 5TA2
Effective: Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Saturday, October 31, 2026 UTC
NOTAM: 6/9778
Security TFR
MCGREGOR, TX
Active 9.6 NM from 5TA2
NOTAM: 6/0543

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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
5TA2
City
Waco
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
740 ft
Coordinates
31.4546, -97.2503
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPWG
TAF
Nearest KACT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 20m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Rabbit Run Airport (5TA2)

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 Rabbit Run Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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