Morris Ranch Airport (79TA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCOT), 79TA is currently LIFR with winds from 110° at 7 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Morris Ranch Airport in Cotulla, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCOT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Morris Ranch Airport (79TA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cotulla, TX at a field elevation of 346 ft. 79TA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCOT, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCOT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCOT, 24.5 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 7 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, overcast at 200 ft, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
METAR KCOT 281053Z AUTO 11007KT 8SM OVC002 21/19 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP181 T02060194
What changed at KCOT (nearest station)?
Since the 0953Z (4:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Mist ended (BR).
Current pilot readout for 79TA
Based on the nearest station (KCOT), 79TA is currently LIFR with winds from 110° at 7 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately 900 ft (field elevation 346 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12FAV | 4,000 ft | TURF | 7 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 30 | 4,000 ft | TURF | 7 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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79TA 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 12/304,000 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 79TAWind
- 12
- 7 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 30
- 7 kt tailwind · 2 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→7 kt, ceiling 2,000 ft → 200 ft.
79TA 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 79TA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SAT UA /OV 3 NW KSAT/TM 1013/FL014/TP B763/SK BASE OVC014
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 3 NW KSATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1013Reported at 10:13 UTC.FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.TP B763Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE OVC014Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
SAT UA /OV 5 NW KSAT/TM 0945/FL016/TP B757/SK BASE OVC016
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 5 NW KSATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0945Reported at 09:45 UTC.FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.TP B757Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE OVC016Sky 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 79TA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCOT reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 41 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 82%
- 30
- 18%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0923Z (4:23 AM CDT)
TAF KCOT 280923Z 2809/2906 VRB05KT P6SM SCT015 BKN070 TEMPO 2809/2813 3SM BR BKN003 FM281700 11006KT P6SM FEW025 BKN040 OVC120 PROB30 2900/2906 P6SM -SHRA BKN025
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Live crosswind meter
79TA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCOT, 25 nm away.
Wind is 17° off runway 12, 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
- 79TA
- City
- Cotulla
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 346 ft
- Coordinates
- 28.1697, -98.8900
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCOT
- TAF
- Nearest KCOT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 56m
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Pilot PIREPs for Morris Ranch Airport (79TA)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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