Hilltop Ranch Airport (9TA1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:51 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBAZ), 9TA1 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Hilltop Ranch Airport in New Braunfels, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBAZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hilltop Ranch Airport (9TA1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around New Braunfels, TX at a field elevation of 762 ft. 9TA1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBAZ, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRND.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBAZ, 5.7 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 1,000 ft, broken clouds at 3,300 ft, temperature 18°C (65°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,300 ft.
METAR KBAZ 280951Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT010 BKN033 18/17 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01830172
What changed at KBAZ (nearest station)?
Since the 0908Z (4:08 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
- Ceiling lifted from 1,000 ft to 3,300 ft.
Current pilot readout for 9TA1
Based on the nearest station (KBAZ), 9TA1 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,300 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 762 ft). 9TA1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRND, about 11 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 2,500 ft | TURF | - | - |
| W | 2,500 ft | TURF | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 3,300 ft.
9TA1 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 9TA1
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBAZ reported mostly VFR across 29 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1600 local
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 9TA1
- City
- New Braunfels
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 762 ft
- Coordinates
- 29.6599, -98.1392
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBAZ
- TAF
- Nearest KRND
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 53m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hilltop Ranch Airport (9TA1)
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