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

As of 12:53 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KCOT), 8TS9 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 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 1753Z (12:53 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

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

Wind
060° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
7,000 ft
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 64°F / 18°C

Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,500 ft, broken clouds at 7,000 ft, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 7,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KCOT 271753Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM FEW035 BKN070 26/18 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP200 T02610178 10272 20200 58007

Current pilot readout for 8TS9

Based on the nearest station (KCOT), 8TS9 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 1,850 ft (field elevation 620 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
13FAV2 kt head5 kt left
312 kt tail4 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
    2 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    31
    2 kt tailwind · 4 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.

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.

PIREP1623Z (11:23 AM CDT) · 65 NM N of 8TS9 · 2,500 ft MSL · BE9L
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UVA UA /OV UVA/TM 1623/FL025/TP BE9L/SK BASE 025/RM ZHU
UVA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV UVALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1534Z (10:34 AM CDT) · 91 NM NE of 8TS9 · 1,600 ft MSL · SR22
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SSF UA /OV SSF090002/TM 1534/FL016/TP SR22/SK BKN016-TOP020
SSF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SSF090002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1534Reported at 15:34 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN016-TOP020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1530Z (10:30 AM CDT) · 65 NM N of 8TS9 · 5,000 ft MSL · C172
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UVA UA /OV KUVA/TM 1530/FL050/TP C172/SK BASE 019 TOP 040/RM ZHU
UVA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KUVALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1530Reported at 15:30 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 019 TOP 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1409Z (9:09 AM CDT) · 65 NM N of 8TS9 · 1,900 ft MSL · C172
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UVA UA /OV UVA/TM 1409/FL019/TP C172/SK OVC 019/RM ZHU
UVA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV UVALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1409Reported at 14:09 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1346Z (8:46 AM CDT) · 46 NM NE of 8TS9 · 23,000 ft MSL · 560
moderate chop turbulence
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COT UA /OV KCOT040020/TM 1346/FL230/TP 560/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
COT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KCOT040020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1346Reported at 13:46 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP 560Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1310Z (8:10 AM CDT) · 68 NM NE of 8TS9 · 22,000 ft MSL · BE20
light mix icing
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SAT UA /OV SAT200040/TM 1310/FL220/TP BE20/TA M09/IC LGT MIX/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAT200040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1310Reported at 13:10 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
TA M09Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT MIXIcing: light mix.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1303Z (8:03 AM CDT) · 93 NM NE of 8TS9 · 20,000 ft MSL · BE20
light rime icing
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SAT UA /OV KSAT180010/TM 1303/FL200/TP BE20/TA M07/IC LGT RIME/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSAT180010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1303Reported at 13:03 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
TA M07Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1252Z (7:52 AM CDT) · 70 NM S of 8TS9 · 28,000 ft MSL · E170
light rime 22,000–25,000 ft lgt rime 26,000–27,000 ft icing
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LRD UA /OV LRD220040/TM 1252/FL280/TP E170/TA M30/IC LGT RIME 220-250 LGT RIME 260-270/RM ZHU
LRD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LRD220040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1252Reported at 12:52 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TA M30Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 220-250 LGT RIME…Icing: light rime 22,000–25,000 ft lgt rime 26,000–27,000 ft.
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.

Last 24 hours

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

Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 7/16 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,100 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 4

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%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1728Z (12:28 PM CDT)

TAF KCOT 271728Z 2718/2818 11008KT P6SM SCT020 BKN250 TEMPO 2718/2720 BKN020 FM280600 11008KT P6SM BKN015 TEMPO 2811/2815 BKN009 FM281700 14008KT P6SM BKN025

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Live crosswind meter

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

N13315 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
5 kt

Wind is 70° 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
5h 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.

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