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Flying J Ranch Airport (7TE4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:35 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KUVA), 7TE4 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,500 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.

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VFR
Observed 1835Z (1:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KUVA, 23.9 nm away.

Wind
120° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
7,500 ft
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 62°F / 16°C

Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,800 ft, scattered clouds at 6,000 ft, broken clouds at 7,500 ft, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 7,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KUVA 271835Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM FEW038 SCT060 BKN075 26/16 A3014 RMK AO2 T02600164 $

What changed at KUVA (nearest station)?

Since the 1815Z (1:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • A ceiling formed at 7,500 ft.

Current pilot readout for 7TE4

Based on the nearest station (KUVA), 7TE4 is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 3,050 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
17FAV2 kt head3 kt left
352 kt tail3 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.

  • Runway 17/35
    3,000 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 7TE4
    Wind
    17
    2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    35
    2 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    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.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061218Z06Z18Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 7,500 ft.

7TE4 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 7TE4

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

PIREP1808Z (1:08 PM CDT) · 46 NM NE of 7TE4 · 4,500 ft MSL · GA6C
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ERV UA /OV KERV/TM 1808/FL045/TP GA6C/SK BASE 045/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 1808Reported at 18:08 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP GA6CAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1643Z (11:43 AM CDT) · 71 NM E of 7TE4 · during descent · BE20
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SAT UA /OV 3 NW SAT/TM 1643/FLDURD/TP BE20/SK BASES 030
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3 NW SATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1643Reported at 16:43 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1641Z (11:41 AM CDT) · 46 NM NE of 7TE4 · 3,500 ft MSL · C172
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ERV UA /OV ERV/TM 1641/FL035/TP C172/SK BASE 035/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 1641Reported at 16:41 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1623Z (11:23 AM CDT) · 24 NM S of 7TE4 · 2,500 ft MSL · BE9L
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UVA UA /OV UVA/TM 1623/FL025/TP BE9L/SK BASE 025/RM ZHU
UVA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV UVALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1551Z (10:51 AM CDT) · 70 NM E of 7TE4 · during descent · B763
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SAT UA /OV 5 NW SAT/TM 1551/FLDURD/TP B763/SK B-023
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 NW SATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1551Reported at 15:51 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
SK B-023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1534Z (10:34 AM CDT) · 78 NM E of 7TE4 · 1,600 ft MSL · SR22
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SSF UA /OV SSF090002/TM 1534/FL016/TP SR22/SK BKN016-TOP020
SSF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SSF090002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1534Reported at 15:34 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN016-TOP020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1530Z (10:30 AM CDT) · 24 NM S of 7TE4 · 5,000 ft MSL · C172
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UVA UA /OV KUVA/TM 1530/FL050/TP C172/SK BASE 019 TOP 040/RM ZHU
UVA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KUVALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1530Reported at 15:30 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 019 TOP 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1437Z (9:37 AM CDT) · 75 NM E of 7TE4 · during climb · CVLT
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SAT UA /OV 3 NE SAT/TM 1437/FLDURC/TP CVLT/SK BASES 020 TOPS 03
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 1437Reported at 14:37 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP CVLTAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 020 TOPS 03Sky 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.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KUVA reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 65%MVFR 26%IFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 5/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 92%MVFR 5%IFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 7/19 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 8 sm
Prevailing wind: E
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.

17
55%
35
45%

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Live crosswind meter

7TE4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KUVA, 24 nm away.

N17354 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 58° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Flying J Ranch Airport (7TE4)
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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
5h 6m

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Pilot PIREPs for Flying J Ranch Airport (7TE4)

Community-submitted

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

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