Soaring Club of Houston Gliderport (89TA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K60R), 89TA is currently LIFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 3/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Soaring Club of Houston Gliderport in Waller, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K60R): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Soaring Club of Houston Gliderport (89TA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Waller, TX at a field elevation of 308 ft. 89TA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K60R, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDWH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K60R, 13.3 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 3 kt, visibility 3/4 statute mile, sky obscured at 200 ft, temperature 20°C (67°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
METAR K60R 280955Z AUTO 10003KT 3/4SM BR VV002 20/20 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP112 T01950195 $
What changed at K60R (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 89TA
Based on the nearest station (K60R), 89TA is currently LIFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 3/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 700 ft (field elevation 308 ft). 89TA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDWH, about 23 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 | 3,200 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 35 | 3,200 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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89TA 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 17/353,200 × 500 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 89TAWind
- 17
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling 20,000 ft → 200 ft.
89TA 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 89TA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K60R reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 63%
- 35
- 37%
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Live crosswind meter
89TA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K60R, 13 nm away.
Wind is 75° 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
- Sat-Sun 1000-1700 local
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 89TA
- City
- Waller
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 308 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.1927, -95.9633
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K60R
- TAF
- Nearest KDWH
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 30m
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