Shady Lane Ranch Airport (88TT) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:01 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDTO), 88TT is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 12 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,800 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Shady Lane Ranch Airport in Pilot Point, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDTO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Shady Lane Ranch Airport (88TT) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pilot Point, TX at a field elevation of 650 ft. 88TT has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDTO, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAFW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDTO, 13.3 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 12 kt, gusting 21 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 2,800 ft, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,800 ft.
SPECI KDTO 281901Z 14012G21KT 10SM BKN028 26/17 A3011 RMK AO2 T02610172
What changed at KDTO (nearest station)?
Since the 1853Z (1:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 3,600 ft to 2,800 ft.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for 88TT
Based on the nearest station (KDTO), 88TT is currently MVFR with winds from 140° at 12 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,800 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,900 ft (field elevation 650 ft). 88TT does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAFW, about 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 1,250 ft | Turf | 9 kt head | 8 kt left (g13) |
| 36 | 1,250 ft | Turf | 9 kt tail | 8 kt right (g13) |
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88TT 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 18/361,250 × 50 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 88TTWind
- 18
- 9 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 9 kt tailwind · 8 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 10→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → 2,800 ft.
88TT weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 88TT
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDTO reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,800 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 68%
- 36
- 32%
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Live crosswind meter
88TT has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDTO, 13 nm away.
Wind is 40° off runway 18, 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 88TT
- City
- Pilot Point
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 650 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.3512, -97.0012
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,250 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDTO
- TAF
- Nearest KAFW
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 14m
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Pilot PIREPs for Shady Lane Ranch Airport (88TT)
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