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Rafter P Airport (TA00) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSWW), TA00 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Rafter P Airport in Sweetwater, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSWW): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Rafter P Airport (TA00) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sweetwater, TX at a field elevation of 2,190 ft. TA00 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSWW, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDYS.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSWW, 10.8 nm away.

Wind
200° 10 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
80°F / 27°C
dew 62°F / 16°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 27°C (80°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSWW 281915Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM 27/16 A3013 RMK AO2 T02660164

What changed at KSWW (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts are no longer reported.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.15 → 30.13 inHg.

Current pilot readout for TA00

Based on the nearest station (KSWW), TA00 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 3,850 ft (field elevation 2,190 ft). TA00 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDYS, about 22 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
13FAV5 kt head9 kt right
315 kt tail9 kt left

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TA00 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
    3,000 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at TA00
    Wind
    13
    5 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
    31
    5 kt tailwind · 9 kt crosswind from left
    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
0122419Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 10→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

TA00 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 TA00

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

PIREP1908Z (2:08 PM CDT) · 61 NM S of TA00 · 36,000 ft MSL · A21N
occasional moderate clear-air turbulence
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SJT UA /OV SJT/TM 1908/FL360/TP A21N/TB OCNL MOD CAT/RM ZFW61
SJT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SJTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1908Reported at 19:08 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL MOD CATTurbulence: occasional moderate clear-air turbulence.
RM ZFW61Remarks.
PIREP1802Z (1:02 PM CDT) · 22 NM E of TA00 · during descent · C310
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ABI UA /OV 10N/TM 1802/FLDURD/TP C310/SK BKN042
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10NLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1802Reported at 18:02 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C310Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN042Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1754Z (12:54 PM CDT) · 42 NM S of TA00 · 41,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous light chop 410 turbulence
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SJT UA /OV SJT015020/TM 1754/FL410/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP 410/RM ZHU
SJT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SJT015020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1754Reported at 17:54 UTC.
FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 410Turbulence: continuous light chop 410.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1750Z (12:50 PM CDT) · 87 NM SW of TA00 · 37,000 ft MSL · B739
continuous light to moderate chop 370 turbulence
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SJT UA /OV SJT250045/TM 1750/FL370/TP B739/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 370/RM ZHU
SJT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SJT250045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1750Reported at 17:50 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 370Turbulence: continuous light to moderate chop 370.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1736Z (12:36 PM CDT) · 22 NM E of TA00 · during descent · TEX2
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ABI UA /OV 10N/TM 1736/FLDURD/TP TEX2/SK BKN041-TOPS052
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10NLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1736Reported at 17:36 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP TEX2Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN041-TOPS052Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1711Z (12:11 PM CDT) · 33 NM E of TA00 · 4,000 ft MSL · BE20
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ABI UA /OV 10N KABI/TM 1711/FL040/TP BE20/SK OVC040
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10N KABILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1711Reported at 17:11 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1707Z (12:07 PM CDT) · 61 NM S of TA00 · 4,100 ft MSL · DA42
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SJT UA /OV SJT080010/TM 1707/FL041/TP DA42/SK OVC046
SJT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SJT080010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1707Reported at 17:07 UTC.
FL041Altitude: 4,100 ft MSL.
TP DA42Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC046Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1645Z (11:45 AM CDT) · 51 NM S of TA00 · 4,000 ft MSL · DA42
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SJT UA /OV SJT360010/TM 1645/FL040/TP DA42/SK BKN044 OVC050
SJT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SJT360010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1645Reported at 16:45 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP DA42Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN044 OVC050Sky 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 TA00

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSWW reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 10/18 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 9/18 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

13
80%
31
20%

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Live crosswind meter

TA00 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSWW, 11 nm away.

N133110 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
9 kt

Wind is 63° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Rafter P Airport (TA00)
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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
TA00
City
Sweetwater
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
2,190 ft
Coordinates
32.3842, -100.2790
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSWW
TAF
Nearest KDYS
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 29m

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Pilot PIREPs for Rafter P Airport (TA00)

Community-submitted

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

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