Kalt Ranch Airport (9TE5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRKP), 9TE5 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 11 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Kalt Ranch Airport in Fulton, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRKP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Kalt Ranch Airport (9TE5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fulton, TX at a field elevation of 15 ft. 9TE5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRKP, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (11/29, 17/35), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNGP.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRKP, 5.4 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 11 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, a few clouds at 8,000 ft, a few clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRKP 282253Z AUTO 13011KT 9SM FEW080 FEW120 24/22 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP181 T02440222
What changed at KRKP (nearest station)?
Since the 2153Z (4:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- The 7,500 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
Current pilot readout for 9TE5
Based on the nearest station (KRKP), 9TE5 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 11 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 11. Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 15 ft). 9TE5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNGP, about 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11FAV | 2,200 ft | TURF | 11 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 17 | 1,650 ft | CONC | 8 kt head | 8 kt left |
| 35 | 1,650 ft | CONC | 7 kt tail | 8 kt right |
| 29 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 11 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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9TE5 runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 11/292,200 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 9TE5Wind
- 11
- 11 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 29
- 11 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/351,650 × 60 ft · CONCCurrent useno stated-runway source at 9TE5Wind
- 17
- 8 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 7 kt tailwind · 8 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 9→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
9TE5 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 9TE5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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VCT UA /OV VCT330030/TM 2134/FL320/TP B739/SK TOP320/RM ZHU
VCT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV VCT330030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2134Reported at 21:34 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP320Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
SAT UA /OV SAT165045/TM 2044/FL350/TP E170/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SAT165045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2044Reported at 20:44 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
SAT UA /OV SAT090045/TM 1854/FL280/TP B737/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SAT090045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1854Reported at 18:54 UTC.FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT OCNL MODTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
SAT UA /OV SAT090040/TM 1828/FL300/TP E170/TB CONS LGT/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SAT090040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1828Reported at 18:28 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
BRO UA /OV BRO360050/TM 1810/FL340/TP A320/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
BRO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BRO360050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1810Reported at 18:10 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
CRP UA /OV CRP/TM 1800/FLDURC/TP TEX2/SK 023BKN090
CRP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CRPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1800Reported at 18:00 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP TEX2Aircraft type reporting.SK 023BKN090Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 9TE5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRKP reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 11
- 54%
- 35
- 37%
- 17
- 9%
- 29
- 0%
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Live crosswind meter
9TE5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRKP, 5.4 nm away.
Wind is 13° off runway 11, 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
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 9TE5
- City
- Fulton
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 15 ft
- Coordinates
- 28.1545, -96.9769
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRKP
- TAF
- Nearest KNGP
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 5m
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Pilot PIREPs for Kalt Ranch Airport (9TE5)
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