Dean Airport (69TA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:54 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KNGW), 69TA is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Dean Airport in Corpus Christi, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KNGW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Dean Airport (69TA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Corpus Christi, TX at a field elevation of 45 ft. 69TA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KNGW, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCRP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KNGW, 5.4 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KNGW 280354Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM 24/22 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02440217 PNO $
What changed at KNGW (nearest station)?
Since the 0254Z (9:54 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0254Z (9:54 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 69TA
Based on the nearest station (KNGW), 69TA is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 45 ft). 69TA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCRP, about 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,400 ft | TURF-DIRT | 1 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 35 | 2,400 ft | TURF-DIRT | 1 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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69TA 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 17/352,400 × 50 ft · TURF-DIRTCurrent useno stated-runway source at 69TAWind
- 17
- 1 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 1 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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“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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 6→4 kt, ceiling 9,000 ft → unlimited.
69TA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 69TA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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VCT UA /OV VCT/TM 0225/FL1100/TP BE20/SK SCT032
VCT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV VCTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0225Reported at 02:25 UTC.FL1100Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.SK SCT032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 69TA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KNGW reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 39 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 900 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 52%
- 17
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
69TA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KNGW, 5.4 nm away.
Wind is 77° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- 69TA
- City
- Corpus Christi
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 45 ft
- Coordinates
- 27.6550, -97.5253
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KNGW
- TAF
- Nearest KCRP
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 19h 51m
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Pilot PIREPs for Dean Airport (69TA)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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