RNK Ranch Airport (8TS8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDRT), 8TS8 is currently IFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near RNK Ranch Airport in Del Rio, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDRT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
RNK Ranch Airport (8TS8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Del Rio, TX at a field elevation of 1,945 ft. 8TS8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDRT, about 33 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDRT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDRT, 32.6 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.
METAR KDRT 281253Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM OVC006 19/18 A3011 RMK AO1 SLP189 T01890178 TSNO $
What changed at KDRT (nearest station)?
Since the 1156Z (6:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 30.09 → 30.11 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 8TS8
Based on the nearest station (KDRT), 8TS8 is currently IFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,650 ft (field elevation 1,945 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 4,400 ft | GRAVEL | 4 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 35 | 4,400 ft | GRAVEL | 3 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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8TS8 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 17/354,400 × 100 ft · GRAVELCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8TS8Wind
- 17
- 4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 3 kt tailwind · 2 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 4→4 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → 600 ft.
8TS8 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 8TS8
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
FST UA /OV KFST070050/TM 1132/FL400/TP B738/RM SMOOTH ZHU
FST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KFST070050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1132Reported at 11:32 UTC.FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.RM SMOOTH ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 8TS8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDRT reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 36 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 73%
- 35
- 27%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (6:20 AM CDT)
TAF KDRT 281120Z 2812/2912 13004KT P6SM OVC060 TEMPO 2812/2816 OVC010 FM281700 14010KT P6SM OVC025 FM281800 14011KT P6SM OVC060
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Live crosswind meter
8TS8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDRT, 33 nm away.
Wind is 28° 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
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8TS8
- City
- Del Rio
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,945 ft
- Coordinates
- 29.9174, -100.9130
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDRT
- TAF
- Nearest KDRT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 47m
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Pilot PIREPs for RNK Ranch Airport (8TS8)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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