Sportsman's World Airport (TA65) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRPH), TA65 is currently MVFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots, visibility not reported, and a 3,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Sportsman's World Airport in Palo Pinto, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRPH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Sportsman's World Airport (TA65) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Palo Pinto, TX at a field elevation of 1,142 ft. TA65 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRPH, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 4,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KNFW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRPH, 17.8 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 kt, visibility visibility not reported, broken clouds at 3,000 ft, temperature 25°C (78°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 3,000 ft.
METAR KRPH 281915Z AUTO 20009KT 160V230 BKN030 25/18 A3008 RMK AO2 T02540176 PWINO $
Current pilot readout for TA65
Based on the nearest station (KRPH), TA65 is currently MVFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots, visibility not reported, and a 3,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 2,450 ft (field elevation 1,142 ft). TA65 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KNFW, about 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 4,200 ft | ASPH | 8 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 34 | 4,200 ft | ASPH | 8 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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TA65 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 16/344,200 × 65 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at TA65Wind
- 16
- 8 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 8 kt tailwind · 5 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.
TA65 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of TA65
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
ABI UA /OV ABI045070/TM 1637/FL280/TP PC12/TB NEG/RM ZFW94
ABI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ABI045070Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1637Reported at 16:37 UTC.FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM ZFW94Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at TA65
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 65%
- 34
- 35%
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Live crosswind meter
TA65 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRPH, 18 nm away.
Wind is 33° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- TA65
- City
- Palo Pinto
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,142 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.8212, -98.4787
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRPH
- TAF
- Nearest KNFW
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 25m
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Pilot PIREPs for Sportsman's World Airport (TA65)
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