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Putty Ranch Airport (TA78) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for TA78 right now.

Aviation weather near Putty Ranch Airport in Hico, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSEP): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Putty Ranch Airport (TA78) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hico, TX at a field elevation of 1,143 ft. TA78 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSEP, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KACT.

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No data
Awaiting observationlive · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSEP, 15.8 nm away.

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

What changed at KSEP (nearest station)?

Since the 1655Z (11:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
  • A ceiling formed at 2,700 ft.
  • Wind direction moved from 170° to 200°.

Current pilot readout for TA78

A current METAR is not available for TA78 right now. The nearest reporting station is KSEP. 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
17--
35--

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TA78 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
    3,500 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at TA78
    Wind
    17
    no steady wind
    35
    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
091717Z05Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → 2,700 ft.

TA78 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 TA78

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

PIREP1711Z (12:11 PM CDT) · 89 NM NW of TA78 · 4,000 ft MSL · BE20
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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.
PIREP1704Z (12:04 PM CDT) · 76 NM NE of TA78 · 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.
PIREP1637Z (11:37 AM CDT) · 78 NM NW of TA78 · 28,000 ft MSL · PC12
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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.
PIREP1613Z (11:13 AM CDT) · 80 NM S of TA78 · during climb · DA42
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GTU UA /OV 1 SE/TM 1613/FLDURC/TP DA42/SK OVC006
GTU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1 SELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1613Reported at 16:13 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP DA42Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC006Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1608Z (11:08 AM CDT) · 55 NM SE of TA78 · during climb · P28A
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CNW UA /OV CNW180003/TM 1608/FL010/TP P28A/SK OVC010-TOP UNKN/RM DURC
CNW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CNW180003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1608Reported at 16:08 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC010-TOP UNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1600Z (11:00 AM CDT) · 58 NM S of TA78 · 1,800 ft MSL · AH64
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GRK UA/OV KHLR/TM 1600/FL018/TP AH64/SK OVC018-TOPUNKN
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHLRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1600Reported at 16:00 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP AH64Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC018-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1559Z (10:59 AM CDT) · 61 NM S of TA78 · 39,000 ft MSL · B738
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GRK UA /OV AGJ150015/TM 1559/FL390/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZHU
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGJ150015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1559Reported at 15:59 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1545Z (10:45 AM CDT) · 45 NM N of TA78 · 27,000 ft MSL · TBM7
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MWL UA /OV MQP/TM 1545/FL270/TP TBM7/TB NEG/RM ZFW94
MWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MQPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1545Reported at 15:45 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft 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 TA78

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSEP reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 88%MVFR 6%IFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 5/9 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 2%IFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 10

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
66%
35
34%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Putty Ranch Airport (TA78)
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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
TA78
City
Hico
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,143 ft
Coordinates
31.9714, -98.0634
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSEP
TAF
Nearest KACT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 20m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Putty Ranch Airport (TA78)

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

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