W J E Airport (TA70) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPSN), TA70 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 5 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near W J E Airport in Tennessee Colony, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPSN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
W J E Airport (TA70) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tennessee Colony, TX at a field elevation of 251 ft. TA70 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPSN, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTYR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPSN, 9.8 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 5 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, a few clouds at 4,700 ft, scattered clouds at 7,000 ft, temperature 29°C (84°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPSN 281935Z AUTO 22005KT 9SM FEW047 SCT070 29/17 A3012 RMK AO2
What changed at KPSN (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- The 7,500 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
Current pilot readout for TA70
Based on the nearest station (KPSN), TA70 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 5 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 251 ft). TA70 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTYR, about 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 3,000 ft | CON | 3 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 35 | 3,000 ft | CON | 3 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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TA70 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 17/353,000 × 70 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at TA70Wind
- 17
- 3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 3 kt tailwind · 4 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 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
TA70 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 TA70
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
ACT UA /OV TORNN/TM 1857/FL210/TP C56X/SK TOP130/RM ZFW96
ACT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TORNNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1857Reported at 18:57 UTC.FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.TP C56XAircraft type reporting.SK TOP130Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZFW96Remarks.Show raw report
CLL UA /OV 5E CLL/TM 1855/FL040/TP C560/SK BKN030/WX -RA/TB MOD TURB
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 5E CLLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1855Reported at 18:55 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP C560Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX -RAWeather and flight visibility observed.TB MOD TURBTurbulence: moderate turb.Show raw report
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
DKR UA /OV CRIED/TM 1819/FL320/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW89
DKR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CRIEDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1819Reported at 18:19 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZFW89Remarks.Show raw report
IAH UA /OV 20NW IAH/TM 1754/FL120/TP CL35/SK TOPS 120/TB LT/RM DURC CLIMB
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 20NW IAHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1754Reported at 17:54 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.SK TOPS 120Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB LTTurbulence: lt.RM DURC CLIMBRemarks.Show raw report
GGG UA /OV TYR360020/TM 1735/FL040/TP EA50/SK TOP047
GGG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TYR360020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP EA50Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP047Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at TA70
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPSN reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 70 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 11 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 54%
- 35
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
TA70 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPSN, 9.8 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 17, 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- TA70
- City
- Tennessee Colony
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 251 ft
- Coordinates
- 31.7835, -95.8975
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPSN
- TAF
- Nearest KTYR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for W J E Airport (TA70)
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