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Flat Top Ranch Airport (74TE) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSEP), 74TE is currently MVFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,700 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Flat Top Ranch Airport in Walnut Springs, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSEP): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Flat Top Ranch Airport (74TE) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Walnut Springs, TX at a field elevation of 959 ft. 74TE has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSEP, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 4,191 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KACT.

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MVFR
Observed 1715Z (12:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSEP, 21.6 nm away.

Wind
200° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
2,700 ft
Altimeter
30.20"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 62°F / 17°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 2,700 ft, broken clouds at 8,000 ft, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,700 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KSEP 281715Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM BKN027 BKN080 24/17 A3020 RMK AO2 T02380169

Current pilot readout for 74TE

Based on the nearest station (KSEP), 74TE is currently MVFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,700 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,900 ft (field elevation 959 ft). 74TE does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KACT, 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV8 kt head2 kt right
368 kt tail2 kt left

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74TE 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 18/36
    4,191 × 50 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 74TE
    Wind
    18
    8 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    36
    8 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    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.

74TE 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 74TE

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

PIREP1711Z (12:11 PM CDT) · 100 NM W of 74TE · 4,000 ft MSL · BE20
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ABI UA /OV 10N KABI/TM 1711/FL040/TP BE20/SK OVC040
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10N KABILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1711Reported at 17:11 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1704Z (12:04 PM CDT) · 63 NM NE of 74TE · during climb · A321
light turbulence
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DFW UA /OV DFW 2SW/TM 1704/FLDURC/TP A321/SK SCT028/TB LGT
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DFW 2SWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1704Reported at 17:04 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
PIREP1637Z (11:37 AM CDT) · 80 NM NW of 74TE · 28,000 ft MSL · PC12
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ABI UA /OV ABI045070/TM 1637/FL280/TP PC12/TB NEG/RM ZFW94
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABI045070Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1637Reported at 16:37 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW94Remarks.
PIREP1613Z (11:13 AM CDT) · 83 NM S of 74TE · during climb · DA42
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GTU UA /OV 1 SE/TM 1613/FLDURC/TP DA42/SK OVC006
GTU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1 SELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1613Reported at 16:13 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP DA42Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC006Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1608Z (11:08 AM CDT) · 46 NM SE of 74TE · during climb · P28A
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CNW UA /OV CNW180003/TM 1608/FL010/TP P28A/SK OVC010-TOP UNKN/RM DURC
CNW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CNW180003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1608Reported at 16:08 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC010-TOP UNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1600Z (11:00 AM CDT) · 62 NM S of 74TE · 1,800 ft MSL · AH64
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GRK UA/OV KHLR/TM 1600/FL018/TP AH64/SK OVC018-TOPUNKN
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHLRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1600Reported at 16:00 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP AH64Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC018-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1559Z (10:59 AM CDT) · 67 NM S of 74TE · 39,000 ft MSL · B738
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GRK UA /OV AGJ150015/TM 1559/FL390/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZHU
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGJ150015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1559Reported at 15:59 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1545Z (10:45 AM CDT) · 41 NM N of 74TE · 27,000 ft MSL · TBM7
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MWL UA /OV MQP/TM 1545/FL270/TP TBM7/TB NEG/RM ZFW94
MWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1545Reported at 15:45 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW94Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 74TE

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 2%IFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 10

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.

18
66%
36
34%

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Live crosswind meter

74TE has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSEP, 22 nm away.

N18368 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 15° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 4,191 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Flat Top Ranch Airport (74TE) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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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
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
74TE
City
Walnut Springs
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
959 ft
Coordinates
32.0599, -97.7947
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,191 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSEP
TAF
Nearest KACT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 8m

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Pilot PIREPs for Flat Top Ranch Airport (74TE)

Community-submitted

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

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