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Freedom Springs Ranch Airport (TA66) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K5C1), TA66 is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Freedom Springs Ranch Airport in Pipe Creek, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K5C1): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Freedom Springs Ranch Airport (TA66) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pipe Creek, TX at a field elevation of 1,379 ft. TA66 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K5C1, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSAT.

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IFR
Observed 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K5C1, 8.6 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
5 sm
Ceiling
500 ft
Altimeter
30.18"
Temp / Dew
64°F / 18°C
dew 63°F / 17°C

Wind calm, visibility 5 statute miles, overcast at 500 ft, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K5C1 281335Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM OVC005 18/17 A3018 RMK AO1

What changed at K5C1 (nearest station)?

Since the 1315Z (8:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1315Z (8:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for TA66

Based on the nearest station (K5C1), TA66 is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 1,379 ft). TA66 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSAT, about 23 nm away.

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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
05--
23--

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TA66 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 05/23
    2,500 × 100 ft · DIRT
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at TA66
    Wind
    05
    no steady wind
    23
    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
091713Z01Z13Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → 500 ft.

TA66 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 TA66

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

PIREP1340Z (8:40 AM CDT) · 65 NM NE of TA66 · 40,000 ft MSL · B787
intermittent light chop turbulence
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AUS UA /OV CWK250015/TM 1340/FL400/TP B787/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWK250015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1340Reported at 13:40 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP B787Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) · 53 NM E of TA66 · during descent · E120
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HYI UA /OV HYI/TM 1335/FLDURD/TP E120/SK OVC003/WX 1SM
HYI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HYILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1335Reported at 13:35 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E120Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC003Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 1SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1323Z (8:23 AM CDT) · 55 NM NE of TA66 · altitude unknown · E55P
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DZB UA /OV DZB/TM 1323/FL0340/TP E55P/SK BASE 034/RM ZHU
DZB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DZBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1323Reported at 13:23 UTC.
FL0340Altitude: 3,400 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 034Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1318Z (8:18 AM CDT) · 80 NM NE of TA66 · 25,000 ft MSL · A319
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AUS UA /OV CWK/TM 1318/FL250/TP A319/TB NEG/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1318Reported at 13:18 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1240Z (7:40 AM CDT) · 92 NM SE of TA66 · 32,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light chop turbulence
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CRP UA /OV KCRP330045/TM 1240/FL320/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
CRP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KCRP330045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1240Reported at 12:40 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1216Z (7:16 AM CDT) · 68 NM NE of TA66 · 900 ft MSL · A320
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AUS UA /OV AUS/TM 1216/FL009/TP A320/SK OVC 009 TOPS 020
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1216Reported at 12:16 UTC.
FL009Altitude: 900 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 009 TOPS 020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1121Z (6:21 AM CDT) · 21 NM E of TA66 · 1,300 ft MSL · 737
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SAT UA /OV 3NE/TM 1121/FL013/TP 737/SK B013OVC T017OVC/RM HYR LYR ABOVE
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3NELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1121Reported at 11:21 UTC.
FL013Altitude: 1,300 ft MSL.
TP 737Aircraft type reporting.
SK B013OVC T017OVCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM HYR LYR ABOVERemarks.
PIREP1113Z (6:13 AM CDT) · 21 NM E of TA66 · 1,500 ft MSL · 737
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SAT UA /OV 3 SE /TM 1113/FL015/TP 737/SK SKIES REPORTED CLEAR/RM AIRCRAFT REPORTED NO CEILING AN SKIES CLEAR
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3 SELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1113Reported at 11:13 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP 737Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKIES REPORTED CLEARSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM AIRCRAFT REPORTED NO CEIL…Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at TA66

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K5C1 reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 54%MVFR 21%IFR 25%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 82%MVFR 11%IFR 6%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 23

Most recent change: VFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

23
56%
05
44%

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Live crosswind meter

TA66 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K5C1, 8.6 nm away.

N0523wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Dirt · 2,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Freedom Springs Ranch Airport (TA66) with runway 05/23 marked
N ↑

Runway 05/23 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
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
TA66
City
Pipe Creek
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,379 ft
Coordinates
29.7154, -98.8588
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K5C1
TAF
Nearest KSAT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
10h 7m

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Pilot PIREPs for Freedom Springs Ranch Airport (TA66)

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

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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