Flying J Ranch Airport (7TE4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KUVA), 7TE4 is currently IFR with winds from 130° at 7 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Flying J Ranch Airport in Leakey, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KUVA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Flying J Ranch Airport (7TE4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Leakey, TX at a field elevation of 1,620 ft. 7TE4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KUVA, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDLF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KUVA, 23.9 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 7 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, overcast at 900 ft, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.
METAR KUVA 281415Z AUTO 13007KT 9SM OVC009 22/20 A3015 RMK AO2 CIG 008V011 T02160201 $
Current pilot readout for 7TE4
Based on the nearest station (KUVA), 7TE4 is currently IFR with winds from 130° at 7 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,500 ft (field elevation 1,620 ft). 7TE4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDLF, about 51 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 | 3,000 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 35 | 3,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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7TE4 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 17/353,000 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 7TE4Wind
- 17
- 5 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 4 kt tailwind · 5 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.
7TE4 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 7TE4
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SAT UA /OV SAT130003/TM 1408/FL014/TP B737/SK BKN/RM BASE 014 TOP 038
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SAT130003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1408Reported at 14:08 UTC.FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.SK BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM BASE 014 TOP 038Remarks.Show raw report
ERV UA /OV KERV/TM 1401/FL023/TP C750/SK BASE 023/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KERVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1401Reported at 14:01 UTC.FL023Altitude: 2,300 ft MSL.TP C750Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE 023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
ERV UA /OV ERV/TM 1346/FL023/TP C172/SK BASE 023/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ERVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1346Reported at 13:46 UTC.FL023Altitude: 2,300 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE 023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
SAT UA /OV 3 NE SAT/TM 1345/FL028/TP A320/SK TOPS BKN028
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 3 NE SATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.FL028Altitude: 2,800 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.SK TOPS BKN028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
DZB UA /OV DZB/TM 1323/FL0340/TP E55P/SK BASE 034/RM ZHU
DZB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DZBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1323Reported at 13:23 UTC.FL0340Altitude: 3,400 ft MSL.TP E55PAircraft type reporting.SK BASE 034Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
SAT UA /OV 3NE/TM 1121/FL013/TP 737/SK B013OVC T017OVC/RM HYR LYR ABOVE
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 3NELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1121Reported at 11:21 UTC.FL013Altitude: 1,300 ft MSL.TP 737Aircraft type reporting.SK B013OVC T017OVCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM HYR LYR ABOVERemarks.Show raw report
SAT UA /OV 3 SE /TM 1113/FL015/TP 737/SK SKIES REPORTED CLEAR/RM AIRCRAFT REPORTED NO CEILING AN SKIES CLEAR
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 3 SELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1113Reported at 11:13 UTC.FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.TP 737Aircraft type reporting.SK SKIES REPORTED CLEARSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM AIRCRAFT REPORTED NO CEIL…Remarks.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 7TE4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 56%
- 35
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
7TE4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KUVA, 24 nm away.
Wind is 48° 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
- 7TE4
- City
- Leakey
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,620 ft
- Coordinates
- 29.5995, -99.8463
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KUVA
- TAF
- Nearest KDLF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 28m
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Pilot PIREPs for Flying J Ranch Airport (7TE4)
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