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Strait Ranch Airport (8TS9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCOT), 8TS9 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Strait Ranch Airport in Encinal, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCOT): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Strait Ranch Airport (8TS9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Encinal, TX at a field elevation of 620 ft. 8TS9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCOT, about 26 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCOT.

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VFR
Observed 1953Z (2:53 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCOT, 26.4 nm away.

Wind
110° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
8,000 ft
Altimeter
30.05"
Temp / Dew
85°F / 29°C
dew 64°F / 18°C

Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 4,800 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft, temperature 29°C (85°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KCOT 281953Z AUTO 11007KT 10SM FEW048 OVC080 29/18 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02940178

What changed at KCOT (nearest station)?

Since the 1853Z (1:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.08 → 30.05 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 8TS9

Based on the nearest station (KCOT), 8TS9 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 2,350 ft (field elevation 620 ft). 8TS9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCOT, about 26 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
13FAV7 kt head2 kt left
317 kt tail1 kt right

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8TS9 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 13/31
    5,000 × 150 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8TS9
    Wind
    13
    7 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    31
    7 kt tailwind · 1 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
071520Z09Z19Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 9→7 kt, ceiling 7,500 ft → 8,000 ft.

8TS9 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 8TS9

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

PIREP1941Z (2:41 PM CDT) · 78 NM E of 8TS9 · 35,000 ft MSL · E170
moderate chop turbulence
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BEA UA /OV THX/TM 1941/FL350/TP E170/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
BEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV THXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1941Reported at 19:41 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1853Z (1:53 PM CDT) · 73 NM NE of 8TS9 · 31,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light chop turbulence
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SAT UA /OV SAT180040/TM 1853/FL310/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAT180040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1853Reported at 18:53 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1837Z (1:37 PM CDT) · 60 NM SW of 8TS9 · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
occasional light clear-air turbulence
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LRD UA /OV LRD270060/TM 1837/FL370/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CAT/RM ZHU
LRD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LRD270060Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1837Reported at 18:37 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CATTurbulence: occasional light clear-air turbulence.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1743Z (12:43 PM CDT) · 88 NM N of 8TS9 · 10,000 ft MSL · T38
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ERV UA /OV CSI181021/TM 1743/FL100/TP T38/SK TOP 100/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CSI181021Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1743Reported at 17:43 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP T38Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 100Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1618Z (11:18 AM CDT) · 36 NM S of 8TS9 · 2,400 ft MSL · PA32
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LRD UA /OV KLRD/TM 1618/FL024/TP PA32/SK BASE 024/RM ZHU
LRD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLRDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1618Reported at 16:18 UTC.
FL024Altitude: 2,400 ft MSL.
TP PA32Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 024Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1612Z (11:12 AM CDT) · 29 NM SE of 8TS9 · 34,000 ft MSL · A319
continuous light turbulence
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LRD UA /OV KLRD040025/TM 1612/FL340/TP A319/TB CONS LGT/RM ZHU
LRD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KLRD040025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1612Reported at 16:12 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1538Z (10:38 AM CDT) · 73 NM NE of 8TS9 · 36,000 ft MSL · A319
continuous light chop 360 turbulence
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SAT UA /OV SAT200035/TM 1538/FL360/TP A319/TB CONS LGT CHOP 360/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAT200035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1538Reported at 15:38 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 360Turbulence: continuous light chop 360.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1506Z (10:06 AM CDT) · 58 NM N of 8TS9 · 1,600 ft MSL · C172
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UVA UA /OV UVA120010/TM 1506/FL016/TP C172/SK 018 BASE/RM ZHU
UVA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV UVA120010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1506Reported at 15:06 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK 018 BASESky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 8TS9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCOT reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 32 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 59%MVFR 6%IFR 3%LIFR 31%
Wind avg/max: 6/13 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 93%MVFR 3%IFR 1%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 7/16 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 8

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.

13
81%
31
19%

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Live crosswind meter

8TS9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCOT, 26 nm away.

N13317 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 5,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Strait Ranch Airport (8TS9)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8TS9
City
Encinal
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
620 ft
Coordinates
28.1407, -99.5666
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCOT
TAF
Nearest KCOT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 33m

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Pilot PIREPs for Strait Ranch Airport (8TS9)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Strait Ranch Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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