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Deer Meadow Ranch Airport (5TA8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KF44), 5TA8 is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Deer Meadow Ranch Airport in Athens, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KF44): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Deer Meadow Ranch Airport (5TA8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Athens, TX at a field elevation of 520 ft. 5TA8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KF44, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTYR.

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IFR
Observed 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KF44, 10.4 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
800 ft
Altimeter
30.16"
Temp / Dew
64°F / 18°C
dew 61°F / 16°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 800 ft, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 800 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KF44 281255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC008 18/16 A3016 RMK AO2

What changed at KF44 (nearest station)?

Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 5TA8

Based on the nearest station (KF44), 5TA8 is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 700 ft (field elevation 520 ft). 5TA8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTYR, about 34 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 calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind 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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5TA8 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
    2,000 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5TA8
    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
061213Z01Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 800 ft.

5TA8 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 5TA8

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

PIREP1253Z (7:53 AM CDT) · 94 NM NW of 5TA8 · 14,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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AFW UA /OV MQP090020/TM 1253/FL140/TP CRJ7/TB NEG/RM ZFW32
AFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQP090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1253Reported at 12:53 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW32Remarks.
PIREP1252Z (7:52 AM CDT) · 31 NM NE of 5TA8 · during climb · SR22
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TYR UA /OV TYR220003/TM 1252/FLDURC/TP SR22/SK OVC014-TOP021/RM DURC RWY 22
TYR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TYR220003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1252Reported at 12:52 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOP021Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURC RWY 22Remarks.
PIREP1240Z (7:40 AM CDT) · 91 NM W of 5TA8 · 6,000 ft MSL · TWEN
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DFW UA /OV CPT240015/TM 1240/FL060/TP TWEN/SK BASES 058 BKN
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CPT240015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1240Reported at 12:40 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP TWENAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 058 BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1224Z (7:24 AM CDT) · 54 NM NW of 5TA8 · during descent · C182
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HQZ UA /OV HQZ/TM 1224/FLDURD/TP C182/SK OVC008
HQZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HQZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C182Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC008Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1220Z (7:20 AM CDT) · 71 NM W of 5TA8 · during climb · TWEN
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ACT UA /OV KACT187001/TM 1220/FL014/TP TWEN/SK BKN009TOPS013/RM DURC
ACT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KACT187001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1220Reported at 12:20 UTC.
FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.
TP TWENAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN009TOPS013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1200Z (7:00 AM CDT) · 64 NM E of 5TA8 · during climb · SR22
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GGG UA /OV GGG/TM 1200/FLDURC/TP SR22/SK BKN014-TOP022
GGG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GGGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1200Reported at 12:00 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN014-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1111Z (6:11 AM CDT) · 88 NM S of 5TA8 · 34,000 ft MSL · C525
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CLL UA /OV KTNV140030/TM 1111/FL340/TP C525/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH AND CLEAR ZHU
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTNV140030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1111Reported at 11:11 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP C525Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTH AND CLEAR ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 5TA8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KF44 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 82%MVFR 13%IFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 2%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
58%
35
42%

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Live crosswind meter

5TA8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KF44, 10 nm away.

N1735wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Deer Meadow Ranch Airport (5TA8)
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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
5TA8
City
Athens
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
520 ft
Coordinates
32.0133, -95.9283
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KF44
TAF
Nearest KTYR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
10h 24m

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Pilot PIREPs for Deer Meadow Ranch Airport (5TA8)

Community-submitted

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

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