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Matthews Ranch Airport (86TE) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMWL), 86TE is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Matthews Ranch Airport in Santo, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMWL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Matthews Ranch Airport (86TE) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Santo, TX at a field elevation of 820 ft. 86TE has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMWL, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 1,725 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNFW.

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VFR
Observed 2053Z (3:53 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMWL, 9 nm away.

Wind
170° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.07"
Temp / Dew
81°F / 27°C
dew 62°F / 17°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 6,500 ft, temperature 27°C (81°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KMWL 282053Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM FEW065 27/17 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02720167 56018

Current pilot readout for 86TE

Based on the nearest station (KMWL), 86TE is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately 2,300 ft (field elevation 820 ft). 86TE does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNFW, about 36 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
20FAV6 kt head4 kt left
026 kt tail4 kt right

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86TE 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 02/20
    1,725 × 40 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 86TE
    Wind
    02
    6 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    20
    6 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    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.

86TE 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 86TE

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

PIREP2109Z (4:09 PM CDT) · 98 NM E of 86TE · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
lggt- moderate chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV BYP180025/TM 2109/FL370/TP B738/TB LGGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZFW90
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BYP180025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2109Reported at 21:09 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: lggt- moderate chop.
RM ZFW90Remarks.
PIREP2046Z (3:46 PM CDT) · 69 NM E of 86TE · 37,000 ft MSL · CL35
continuous modd turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CVE170035/TM 2046/FL370/TP CL35/TB CONS MODD/RM ZFW46
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVE170035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2046Reported at 20:46 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS MODDTurbulence: continuous modd.
RM ZFW46Remarks.
PIREP2031Z (3:31 PM CDT) · 58 NM E of 86TE · during descent · A21N
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DFW UA /OV RWY 17C FINAL/TM 2031/FLDURD/TP A21N/SK SCT 046 SCT BASE 045/RM DFWEE
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RWY 17C FINALLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2031Reported at 20:31 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT 046 SCT BASE 045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DFWEERemarks.
PIREP2029Z (3:29 PM CDT) · 56 NM E of 86TE · 5,300 ft MSL · CRJ9
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DFW UA /OV 10 S DFW/TM 2029/FL053/TP CRJ9/SK BKN053 TOPS078
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10 S DFWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2029Reported at 20:29 UTC.
FL053Altitude: 5,300 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN053 TOPS078Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2029Z (3:29 PM CDT) · 87 NM E of 86TE · 4,000 ft MSL · GLF4
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DFW UA /OV 7 SE TKI/TM 2029/FL040/TP GLF4/SK BASES 040
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 7 SE TKILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2029Reported at 20:29 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP GLF4Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1952Z (2:52 PM CDT) · 58 NM E of 86TE · during descent · E170
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DFW UA /OV RWY 17L FINAL/TM 1952/FLDURD/TP E170/SK SCT 049 BASES 040/RM DFWEE
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RWY 17L FINALLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1952Reported at 19:52 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT 049 BASES 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DFWEERemarks.
PIREP1930Z (2:30 PM CDT) · 65 NM E of 86TE · 4,300 ft MSL · E145
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DAL UA /OV 8 S DAL/TM 1930/FL043/TP E145/SK BKN/RM BASES 043, TOPS 070
DAL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 8 S DALLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1930Reported at 19:30 UTC.
FL043Altitude: 4,300 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 043, TOPS 070Remarks.
PIREP1927Z (2:27 PM CDT) · 34 NM S of 86TE · during climb · C56X
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DFW UA /OV MQP185040/TM 1927/FL380/TP C56X/TB NEG/RM DURC ZFW94
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQP185040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURC ZFW94Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 86TE

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 6/13 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,600 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 2

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.

20
69%
02
31%

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Live crosswind meter

86TE has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMWL, 9 nm away.

N20027 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 36° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,725 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Matthews Ranch Airport (86TE)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
86TE
City
Santo
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
820 ft
Coordinates
32.6499, -98.1473
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,725 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMWL
TAF
Nearest KNFW
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
2h 16m

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Pilot PIREPs for Matthews Ranch Airport (86TE)

Community-submitted

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

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