Ranger Municipal Airport (F23) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:50 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KETN), F23 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ranger Municipal Airport in Ranger, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KETN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ranger Municipal Airport (F23) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ranger, TX at a field elevation of 1,470 ft. F23 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KETN, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (01/19, 18/36), the longest 3,415 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KABI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KETN, 6.9 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KETN 281150Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 12/12 A3014 RMK AO2 T01250121 10150 20120
What changed at KETN (nearest station)?
Since the 1130Z (6:30 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1130Z (6:30 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for F23
Based on the nearest station (KETN), F23 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18, 19). Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 1,470 ft). F23 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KABI, about 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 1,850 ft | TURF-G | 3 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 19 | 3,415 ft | TURF-G | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 01 | 3,415 ft | TURF-G | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
| 36 | 1,850 ft | TURF-G | 3 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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F23 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 01/193,415 × 75 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at F23Wind
- 01
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/361,850 × 80 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at F23Wind
- 18
- 3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 3 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
F23 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at F23
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KETN reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,000 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.
- 18
- 71%
- 01
- 15%
- 36
- 13%
- 19
- 1%
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Live crosswind meter
F23 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KETN, 6.9 nm away.
Wind is 27° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily DALGT local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- IATA
- RGR
- FAA LID
- F23
- City
- Ranger
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,470 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.4526, -98.6828
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,415 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KETN
- TAF
- Nearest KABI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 43m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ranger Municipal Airport (F23)
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