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Rutherford Ranch Airport (85TX) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for 85TX right now.

Aviation weather near Rutherford Ranch Airport in Buda, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHYI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Rutherford Ranch Airport (85TX) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Buda, TX at a field elevation of 983 ft. 85TX has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHYI, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 3,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAUS.

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No data
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No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHYI, 12.3 nm away.

Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

What changed at KHYI (nearest station)?

Since the 1656Z (11:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
  • Ceiling dropped from 1,100 ft to 800 ft.

The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →

Current pilot readout for 85TX

A current METAR is not available for 85TX right now. The nearest reporting station is KHYI. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

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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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
N--
S--

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24-hour trend

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

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061217Z08Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→5 kt, ceiling 1,100 ft → 800 ft.

85TX weather radar

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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 85TX

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

PIREP1657Z (11:57 AM CDT) · 14 NM E of 85TX · during descent · E55P
light rime icing
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AUS UA /OV CWK200020/TM 1657/FL240/TP E55P/TA M8/IC LGT RIME/RM DURD TO 170 ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWK200020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1657Reported at 16:57 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TA M8Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM DURD TO 170 ZHURemarks.
PIREP1655Z (11:55 AM CDT) · 17 NM NE of 85TX · 1,200 ft MSL · B737
n/a turbulencen/a icing
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AUS UA /OV KAUS/TM 1655/FL012/TP B737/SK B012/WX N/A/TA N/A/WV N/A/TB N/A/IC N/A/RM 2N KAUS SK BASE 012 RPTD BY B737
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KAUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1655Reported at 16:55 UTC.
FL012Altitude: 1,200 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK B012Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX N/AWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA N/AOutside air temperature, °C.
WV N/AWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB N/ATurbulence: n/a.
IC N/AIcing: n/a.
RM 2N KAUS SK BASE 012 RPTD …Remarks.
PIREP1651Z (11:51 AM CDT) · 34 NM NW of 85TX · 1,000 ft MSL · EPIC
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DZB UA /OV KDZB/TM 1651/FL010/TP EPIC/SK 010 BASE/RM ZHU
DZB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KDZBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1651Reported at 16:51 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP EPICAircraft type reporting.
SK 010 BASESky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1643Z (11:43 AM CDT) · 23 NM S of 85TX · 1,500 ft MSL · SR22
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BAZ UA /OV 3NM NW/TM 1643/FL015/TP SR22/SK BKN009 BKN017 OVC090/WX 5SM RA BR /RM BASES 1200 FT
BAZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3NM NWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1643Reported at 16:43 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN009 BKN017 OVC090Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 5SM RA BRWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM BASES 1200 FTRemarks.
PIREP1638Z (11:38 AM CDT) · 59 NM W of 85TX · 17,000 ft MSL · B737
moderate chop turbulence
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ERV UA /OV KSTV030020/TM 1638/FL170/TP B737/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSTV030020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1638Reported at 16:38 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1634Z (11:34 AM CDT) · 37 NM SW of 85TX · during descent · B738
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SAT UA /OV ON RWY 13R/TM 1634/FL003/TP B738/SK BKN003/RM BASES BKN 350FT
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ON RWY 13RLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1634Reported at 16:34 UTC.
FL003Altitude: 300 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN003Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES BKN 350FTRemarks.
PIREP1629Z (11:29 AM CDT) · 24 NM SE of 85TX · 3,000 ft MSL · P28A
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HYI UA /OV 50R090004 /TM 1629 /FL030 /TP P28A /SK BKN010 /TB NEG
HYI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 50R090004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1629Reported at 16:29 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN010Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1627Z (11:27 AM CDT) · 60 NM NE of 85TX · 11,000 ft MSL · BE55
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TPL UA /OV KTPL150020/TM 1627/FL110/TP BE55/WX LGTV RA/TB NEG/RM ZHU
TPL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTPL150020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1627Reported at 16:27 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP BE55Aircraft type reporting.
WX LGTV RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 85TX

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHYI reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 44 observations, with 16 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 32%MVFR 50%IFR 18%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 16

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 86%MVFR 10%IFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: IFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

N
53%
S
47%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Rutherford Ranch Airport (85TX)
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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
85TX
City
Buda
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
983 ft
Coordinates
30.0777, -97.9656
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KHYI
TAF
Nearest KAUS
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 40m

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Pilot PIREPs for Rutherford Ranch Airport (85TX)

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

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