Alexander Ranch Airport (5TE3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:55 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KRYW), 5TE3 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Alexander Ranch Airport in Dripping Springs, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRYW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Alexander Ranch Airport (5TE3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dripping Springs, TX at a field elevation of 1,250 ft. 5TE3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRYW, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAUS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRYW, 15.6 nm away.
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.
METAR KRYW 270555Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM SCT050 BKN120 20/14 A3021 RMK AO2 T02010140 10225 20195
Current pilot readout for 5TE3
Based on the nearest station (KRYW), 5TE3 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,800 ft (field elevation 1,250 ft). 5TE3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAUS, about 24 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 2,200 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
| S | 2,200 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 9 h: wind 5→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → 12,000 ft.
5TE3 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 5TE3
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SAT UA /OV SAT090040/TM 1936/FL210/TP B39M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SAT090040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1936Reported at 19:36 UTC.FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
TME UA /OV IDU090015/TM 1929/FL140/TP A320/TB NEG/RM ZHU
TME UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IDU090015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1929Reported at 19:29 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
AUS UA /OV CWK360025/TM 1927/FL390/TP B39M/TB NEG/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CWK360025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
ERV UA /OV KERV/TM 1808/FL045/TP GA6C/SK BASE 045/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KERVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1808Reported at 18:08 UTC.FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.TP GA6CAircraft type reporting.SK BASE 045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5TE3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRYW reported mostly VFR across 22 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
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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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5TE3
- City
- Dripping Springs
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,250 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.2751, -98.1227
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRYW
- TAF
- Nearest KAUS
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 6m
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Pilot PIREPs for Alexander Ranch Airport (5TE3)
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