Moursund Ranch Airport (71TE) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDZB), 71TE is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Moursund Ranch Airport in Round Mountain, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDZB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Moursund Ranch Airport (71TE) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Round Mountain, TX at a field elevation of 1,471 ft. 71TE has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDZB, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,450 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAUS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDZB, 9 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 800 ft, overcast at 2,300 ft, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,300 ft.
METAR KDZB 281435Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM SCT008 OVC023 21/18 A3019 RMK AO2 T02130184
What changed at KDZB (nearest station)?
Since the 1415Z (9:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1415Z (9:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 71TE
Based on the nearest station (KDZB), 71TE is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,300 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,250 ft (field elevation 1,471 ft). 71TE does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAUS, about 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 3,450 ft | ASPH | 5 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 36 | 3,450 ft | ASPH | 5 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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71TE 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 18/363,450 × 40 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 71TEWind
- 18
- 5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 5 kt tailwind · 1 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 24 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → 2,300 ft.
71TE 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 71TE
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDZB reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,300 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 69%
- 36
- 31%
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Live crosswind meter
71TE has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDZB, 9 nm away.
Wind is 16° off runway 18, 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
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 71TE
- City
- Round Mountain
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,471 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.3781, -98.3764
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,450 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDZB
- TAF
- Nearest KAUS
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 1m
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