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Renz Ranch Airport (5TE7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:10 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KELA), 5TE7 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Renz Ranch Airport in Eagle Lake, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KELA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Renz Ranch Airport (5TE7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Eagle Lake, TX at a field elevation of 220 ft. 5TE7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KELA, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (06/24, 18/36), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSGR.

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VFR
Observed 1910Z (2:10 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KELA, 7.2 nm away.

Wind
180° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
7,000 ft
Altimeter
30.10"
Temp / Dew
83°F / 29°C
feels like 86°F

Wind from the south (180°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 3,400 ft, broken clouds at 7,000 ft, overcast at 10,000 ft, temperature 29°C (83°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 7,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KELA 281910Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM SCT034 BKN070 OVC100 29/20 A3010 RMK AO2 T02860199

What changed at KELA (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 5TE7

Based on the nearest station (KELA), 5TE7 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,700 ft (field elevation 220 ft). 5TE7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSGR, about 35 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
18FAV7 kt head1 kt left
243 kt head6 kt left
063 kt tail6 kt right
367 kt tail0 kt

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5TE7 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 06/24
    1,600 × 40 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5TE7
    Wind
    06
    3 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    24
    3 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18/36
    1,600 × 40 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5TE7
    Wind
    18
    7 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    36
    7 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
061219Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→7 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → 7,000 ft.

5TE7 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 5TE7

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

PIREP1921Z (2:21 PM CDT) · 99 NM NW of 5TE7 · 30,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light chop turbulence
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GRK UA /OV AGJ130030/TM 1921/FL300/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGJ130030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1921Reported at 19:21 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1917Z (2:17 PM CDT) · 39 NM NE of 5TE7 · 4,000 ft MSL · A319
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IAH UA /OV 15W IAH/TM 1917/FL040/TP A319/SK BASE 050
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 15W IAHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1917Reported at 19:17 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1906Z (2:06 PM CDT) · 52 NM E of 5TE7 · during climb · E145
occasional light chop turbulence
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IAH UA /OV IAH/TM 1906/FL220/TP E145/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM DURC ZHU
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IAHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1906Reported at 19:06 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM DURC ZHURemarks.
PIREP1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) · 52 NM N of 5TE7 · 4,000 ft MSL · C560
moderate turb turbulence
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CLL UA /OV 5E CLL/TM 1855/FL040/TP C560/SK BKN030/WX -RA/TB MOD TURB
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5E CLLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1855Reported at 18:55 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C560Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX -RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB MOD TURBTurbulence: moderate turb.
PIREP1854Z (1:54 PM CDT) · 69 NM W of 5TE7 · 28,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light occasional moderate turbulence
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SAT UA /OV SAT090045/TM 1854/FL280/TP B737/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAT090045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1854Reported at 18:54 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MODTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1851Z (1:51 PM CDT) · 59 NM W of 5TE7 · 38,000 ft MSL · E35L
continuous light chop turbulence
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AUS UA /OV CWK150020/TM 1851/FL380/TP E35L/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWK150020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1851Reported at 18:51 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP E35LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1842Z (1:42 PM CDT) · 45 NM E of 5TE7 · 3,000 ft MSL · C210
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HOU UA /OV 15SW HOU/TM 1842/FL030/TP C210/SK BKN028 BKN032
HOU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 15SW HOULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1842Reported at 18:42 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP C210Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN028 BKN032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1828Z (1:28 PM CDT) · 73 NM W of 5TE7 · 30,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light turbulence
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SAT UA /OV SAT090040/TM 1828/FL300/TP E170/TB CONS LGT/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 1828Reported at 18:28 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 5TE7

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KELA reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 62%MVFR 13%IFR 4%LIFR 21%
Wind avg/max: 4/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 86%MVFR 5%IFR 3%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 20

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

36
35%
06
34%
18
31%
24
0%

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Live crosswind meter

5TE7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KELA, 7.2 nm away.

N18367 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 6° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Renz Ranch Airport (5TE7)
N ↑

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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
5TE7
City
Eagle Lake
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
220 ft
Coordinates
29.7194, -96.3094
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
1,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KELA
TAF
Nearest KSGR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 11m

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Pilot PIREPs for Renz Ranch Airport (5TE7)

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

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