Smoky Bend Ranch Airport (TA24) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K81R), TA24 is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Smoky Bend Ranch Airport in Mullin, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K81R): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Smoky Bend Ranch Airport (TA24) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mullin, TX at a field elevation of 1,342 ft. TA24 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K81R, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 4,581 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBBD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K81R, 14.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 2,200 ft, overcast at 2,900 ft, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,200 ft.
METAR K81R 281615Z AUTO 19010KT 10SM BKN022 OVC029 23/18 A3020 RMK AO2 T02280179
What changed at K81R (nearest station)?
Since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for TA24
Based on the nearest station (K81R), TA24 is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,200 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately 2,250 ft (field elevation 1,342 ft). TA24 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBBD, about 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 4,581 ft | ASP | 8 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 33 | 4,581 ft | ASP | 8 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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TA24 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 15/334,581 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at TA24Wind
- 15
- 8 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 8 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
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“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 8→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → 2,200 ft.
TA24 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 TA24
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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AUS UA /OV AUS/TM 1617/FL012/TP A319/SK OVC 012
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1617Reported at 16:17 UTC.FL012Altitude: 1,200 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC 012Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
ERV UA /OV KCSI230020/TM 1610/FL340/TP B36M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KCSI230020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1610Reported at 16:10 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B36MAircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
CNW UA /OV CNW180003/TM 1608/FL010/TP P28A/SK OVC010-TOP UNKN/RM DURC
CNW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CNW180003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1608Reported at 16:08 UTC.FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.TP P28AAircraft type reporting.SK OVC010-TOP UNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
GRK UA /OV AGJ150015/TM 1559/FL390/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZHU
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AGJ150015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1559Reported at 15:59 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
AUS UA /OV AUS/TM 1546/FL005/TP B737/SK OVC 005
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1546Reported at 15:46 UTC.FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC 005Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
MWL UA /OV MQP/TM 1545/FL270/TP TBM7/TB NEG/RM ZFW94
MWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MQPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1545Reported at 15:45 UTC.FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZFW94Remarks.Show raw report
AUS UA /OV AUS/TM 1537/FL009/TP LJ40/SK OVC 009
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1537Reported at 15:37 UTC.FL009Altitude: 900 ft MSL.TP LJ40Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC 009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
ACT UA /OV KACT001002/TM 1535/FL016/TP C172/SK OVC016/RM DURD
ACT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KACT001002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1535Reported at 15:35 UTC.FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at TA24
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K81R reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,400 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 15
- 77%
- 33
- 23%
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Live crosswind meter
TA24 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K81R, 14 nm away.
Wind is 34° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 15/33 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- TA24
- City
- Mullin
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,342 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.4725, -98.7020
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,581 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K81R
- TAF
- Nearest KBBD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 7h 22m
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Pilot PIREPs for Smoky Bend Ranch Airport (TA24)
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