Ranch-Aero Airport (78TA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:35 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KPEZ), 78TA is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ranch-Aero Airport in Bigfoot, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPEZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ranch-Aero Airport (78TA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bigfoot, TX at a field elevation of 560 ft. 78TA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPEZ, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSKF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPEZ, 16.1 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 ft, temperature 20°C (67°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPEZ 280335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT035 20/18 A3015 RMK AO2 T01960182
What changed at KPEZ (nearest station)?
Since the 0315Z (10:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- The 3,500 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
Current pilot readout for 78TA
Based on the nearest station (KPEZ), 78TA is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 560 ft). 78TA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSKF, about 23 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | 3,000 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 21 | 3,000 ft | TURF | - | - |
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78TA 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 03/213,000 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 78TAWind
- 03
- no steady wind
- 21
- no steady wind
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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 3→0 kt, ceiling 5,500 ft → unlimited.
78TA 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 78TA
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 78TA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPEZ reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,600 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 03
- 59%
- 21
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
78TA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPEZ, 16 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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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
- 78TA
- City
- Bigfoot
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 560 ft
- Coordinates
- 29.0614, -98.8003
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPEZ
- TAF
- Nearest KSKF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 20h 5m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ranch-Aero Airport (78TA)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Ranch-Aero Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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