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White Wing Ranch Airport (TA97) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:55 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTME), TA97 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 11 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 3,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near White Wing Ranch Airport in Wallis, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTME): conditions and runway crosswinds.

White Wing Ranch Airport (TA97) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wallis, TX at a field elevation of 125 ft. TA97 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTME, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSGR.

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VFR
Observed 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTME, 10.8 nm away.

Wind
100° 11 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
3,500 ft
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 73°F / 23°C

Wind from the east (100°) at 11 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, a few clouds at 2,100 ft, broken clouds at 3,500 ft, broken clouds at 4,000 ft, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KTME 281855Z AUTO 10011KT 9SM FEW021 BKN035 BKN040 26/23 A3013 RMK AO2

What changed at KTME (nearest station)?

Since the 1835Z (1:35 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 150° to 100°.
  • Gusts are no longer reported.
  • Ceiling moved from 4,700 ft to 3,500 ft.

Current pilot readout for TA97

Based on the nearest station (KTME), TA97 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 11 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 3,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 125 ft). TA97 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSGR, about 16 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
18FAV1 kt head11 kt left
362 kt tail11 kt right

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TA97 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 18/36
    1,300 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at TA97
    Wind
    18
    1 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from left
    36
    2 kt tailwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
    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
091819Z07Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → 3,500 ft.

TA97 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 TA97

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

PIREP1854Z (1:54 PM CDT) · 86 NM W of TA97 · 28,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light occasional moderate turbulence
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SAT UA /OV SAT090045/TM 1854/FL280/TP B737/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAT090045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1854Reported at 18:54 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MODTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1851Z (1:51 PM CDT) · 78 NM W of TA97 · 38,000 ft MSL · E35L
continuous light chop turbulence
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AUS UA /OV CWK150020/TM 1851/FL380/TP E35L/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWK150020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1851Reported at 18:51 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP E35LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1842Z (1:42 PM CDT) · 27 NM E of TA97 · 3,000 ft MSL · C210
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HOU UA /OV 15SW HOU/TM 1842/FL030/TP C210/SK BKN028 BKN032
HOU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 15SW HOULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1842Reported at 18:42 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP C210Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN028 BKN032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1828Z (1:28 PM CDT) · 91 NM W of TA97 · 30,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light turbulence
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SAT UA /OV SAT090040/TM 1828/FL300/TP E170/TB CONS LGT/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAT090040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1828Reported at 18:28 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1801Z (1:01 PM CDT) · 33 NM NE of TA97 · 2,000 ft MSL · G280
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DWH UA /OV 9 NORTH/TM 1801/FL020/TP G280/WX -RA/RM BASES 022
DWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 9 NORTHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1801Reported at 18:01 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP G280Aircraft type reporting.
WX -RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM BASES 022Remarks.
PIREP1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) · 83 NM W of TA97 · 32,000 ft MSL · B738
light turbulence
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AUS UA /OV CWK160015/TM 1755/FL320/TP B738/TB LGT/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWK160015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1755Reported at 17:55 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1754Z (12:54 PM CDT) · 40 NM NE of TA97 · during climb · CL35
lt turbulence
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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.
PIREP1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) · 20 NM N of TA97 · 2,000 ft MSL · C680
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TME UA /OV 10N TME/TM 1753/FL020/TP C680/SK BASE 025
TME UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10N TMELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1753Reported at 17:53 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C680Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 025Sky 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 TA97

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTME reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 61%MVFR 17%IFR 8%LIFR 14%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 92%MVFR 4%IFR 2%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 2/11 kt
Max gust: 13 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 15

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.

18
50%
36
50%

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Live crosswind meter

TA97 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTME, 11 nm away.

N183611 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
11 kt

Wind is 86° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of White Wing Ranch Airport (TA97)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
TA97
City
Wallis
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
125 ft
Coordinates
29.6375, -95.9688
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KTME
TAF
Nearest KSGR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 39m

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Pilot PIREPs for White Wing Ranch Airport (TA97)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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