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Richards Airport (TA47) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:00 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDTO), TA47 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,800 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Richards Airport in Krum, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDTO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Richards Airport (TA47) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Krum, TX at a field elevation of 785 ft. TA47 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDTO, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAFW.

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VFR
Observed 2000Z (3:00 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDTO, 6.4 nm away.

Wind
180° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
4,800 ft
Altimeter
30.10"
Temp / Dew
80°F / 27°C
dew 63°F / 17°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 4,800 ft, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, broken clouds at 7,000 ft, temperature 27°C (80°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,800 ft.

Raw METAR
SPECI KDTO 282000Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM BKN048 BKN060 BKN070 27/17 A3010 RMK AO2 T02670172

Current pilot readout for TA47

Based on the nearest station (KDTO), TA47 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,800 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,150 ft (field elevation 785 ft). TA47 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAFW, about 19 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
17FAV7 kt head0 kt
357 kt tail0 kt

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TA47 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 17/35
    2,600 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at TA47
    Wind
    17
    7 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    35
    7 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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.

TA47 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 TA47

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

PIREP1952Z (2:52 PM CDT) · 26 NM SE of TA47 · during descent · E170
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DFW UA /OV RWY 17L FINAL/TM 1952/FLDURD/TP E170/SK SCT 049 BASES 040/RM DFWEE
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RWY 17L FINALLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1952Reported at 19:52 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT 049 BASES 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DFWEERemarks.
PIREP1930Z (2:30 PM CDT) · 40 NM SE of TA47 · 4,300 ft MSL · E145
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DAL UA /OV 8 S DAL/TM 1930/FL043/TP E145/SK BKN/RM BASES 043, TOPS 070
DAL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 8 S DALLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1930Reported at 19:30 UTC.
FL043Altitude: 4,300 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 043, TOPS 070Remarks.
PIREP1927Z (2:27 PM CDT) · 87 NM SW of TA47 · during climb · C56X
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DFW UA /OV MQP185040/TM 1927/FL380/TP C56X/TB NEG/RM DURC ZFW94
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQP185040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURC ZFW94Remarks.
PIREP1909Z (2:09 PM CDT) · 49 NM E of TA47 · 33,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light chop turbulence
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DFW UA /OV BYP180025/TM 1909/FL330/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP /RM ZFW48
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BYP180025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1909Reported at 19:09 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZFW48Remarks.
PIREP1845Z (1:45 PM CDT) · 26 NM SE of TA47 · 39,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous- moderate fl370-390 turbulence
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DFW UA /OV CVW/TM 1845/FL390/TP B738/TB CONS-MOD FL370-390/RM ZFW46
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1845Reported at 18:45 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS-MOD FL370-390Turbulence: continuous- moderate fl370-390.
RM ZFW46Remarks.
PIREP1747Z (12:47 PM CDT) · 80 NM SW of TA47 · 4,200 ft MSL · PA30
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SEP UA /OV SEP/TM 1747/FL042/TP PA30/SK BASES AT 042/RM ZFW62
SEP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1747Reported at 17:47 UTC.
FL042Altitude: 4,200 ft MSL.
TP PA30Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES AT 042Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW62Remarks.
PIREP1740Z (12:40 PM CDT) · 59 NM SW of TA47 · 3,000 ft MSL · P28A
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GDJ UA /OV GDJ/TM 1740/FL030/TP P28A/SK BASES AT 030/RM ZFW62
GDJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GDJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1740Reported at 17:40 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES AT 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW62Remarks.
PIREP1704Z (12:04 PM CDT) · 26 NM SE of TA47 · during climb · A321
light turbulence
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DFW UA /OV DFW 2SW/TM 1704/FLDURC/TP A321/SK SCT028/TB LGT
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DFW 2SWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1704Reported at 17:04 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at TA47

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,800 ft
Lowest vis: 9 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 2

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.

17
68%
35
32%

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Live crosswind meter

TA47 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDTO, 6.4 nm away.

N17357 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 3° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Richards Airport (TA47)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
24 hours
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
TA47
City
Krum
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
785 ft
Coordinates
33.3014, -97.2450
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KDTO
TAF
Nearest KAFW
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 19m

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Pilot PIREPs for Richards Airport (TA47)

Community-submitted

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 Richards Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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