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Old Forker Ultralightport (TA30) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for TA30 right now.

Aviation weather near Old Forker Ultralightport in Sante Fe, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGLS): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Old Forker Ultralightport (TA30) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sante Fe, TX at a field elevation of 15 ft. TA30 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGLS, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 1,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGLS.

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No data
Awaiting observationlive · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGLS, 12.2 nm away.

Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

What changed at KGLS (nearest station)?

Since the 1552Z (10:52 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 110° to 080°.

Current pilot readout for TA30

A current METAR is not available for TA30 right now. The nearest reporting station is KGLS. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

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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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
03--
21--

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TA30 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 03/21
    1,700 × 80 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at TA30
    Wind
    03
    no steady wind
    21
    no steady wind
    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
071417Z04Z16Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 8→12 kt, ceiling 10,000 ft → 6,500 ft.

TA30 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 TA30

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

PIREP1645Z (11:45 AM CDT) · 41 NM N of TA30 · during descent · E145
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IAH UA /OV IAH 278/05/TM 1645/FLDURD/TP E145/SK B025
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IAH 278/05Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1645Reported at 16:45 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK B025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1640Z (11:40 AM CDT) · 22 NM NW of TA30 · 1,800 ft MSL · E35L
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HOU UA /OV 5 NM NW HOU/TM 1640/FL018/TP E35L/SK BASES RPTD 022
HOU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 NM NW HOULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1640Reported at 16:40 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP E35LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES RPTD 022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1613Z (11:13 AM CDT) · 51 NM NW of TA30 · 1,100 ft MSL · P28A
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DWH UA /OV 8 WEST/TM 1613/FL011/TP P28A/SK SCT TO BKN/RM BASES 017
DWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 8 WESTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1613Reported at 16:13 UTC.
FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT TO BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 017Remarks.
PIREP1559Z (10:59 AM CDT) · 41 NM N of TA30 · during descent · CRJ2
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IAH UA /OV DURD/TM 1559/FL030/TP CRJ2/SK BKN/RM BASES BKN030 DURD
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DURDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1559Reported at 15:59 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES BKN030 DURDRemarks.
PIREP1535Z (10:35 AM CDT) · 22 NM NW of TA30 · 5,000 ft MSL · LJ45
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HOU UA /OV HOU/TM 1535/FL050/TP LJ45/SK OVC045 TOPS 065
HOU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HOULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1535Reported at 15:35 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP LJ45Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC045 TOPS 065Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1533Z (10:33 AM CDT) · 22 NM NW of TA30 · during climb · E145
smooth ride turbulence
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HOU UA /OV HOU/TM 1533/FL065/TP E145/SK TOPS 065/TB SMOOTH RIDE /RM DURC
HOU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HOULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1533Reported at 15:33 UTC.
FL065Altitude: 6,500 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 065Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB SMOOTH RIDETurbulence: smooth ride.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 51 NM NW of TA30 · altitude unknown · C172
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DWH UA /OV DWH/TM 1523/FLUNK/TP C172/SK BKN017 TOPS 019
DWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DWHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1523Reported at 15:23 UTC.
FLUNKAltitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN017 TOPS 019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1520Z (10:20 AM CDT) · 41 NM N of TA30 · during climb · E75L
occasional light chop turbulence
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IAH UA /OV IAH/TM 1520/FL190/TP E75L/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM DURC ZHU
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IAHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1520Reported at 15:20 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM DURC ZHURemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at TA30

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGLS reported mostly VFR across 30 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 83%MVFR 17%
Wind avg/max: 8/12 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 7/14 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

03
93%
21
7%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1120Z (6:20 AM CDT)

TAF KGLS 281120Z 2812/2912 11011KT P6SM BKN150 FM290000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW050 BKN250

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Live crosswind meter

TA30 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGLS, 12 nm away.

N0321wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 1,700 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Old Forker Ultralightport (TA30)
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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
TA30
City
Sante Fe
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
15 ft
Coordinates
29.3188, -95.0858
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,700 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGLS
TAF
Nearest KGLS
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 44m

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Pilot PIREPs for Old Forker Ultralightport (TA30)

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Old Forker Ultralightport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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