Red Ace Ranch Airport (TS57) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLUD), TS57 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Red Ace Ranch Airport in Decatur, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLUD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Red Ace Ranch Airport (TS57) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Decatur, TX at a field elevation of 83 ft. TS57 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLUD, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 4,750 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAFW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLUD, 2.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,900 ft, scattered clouds at 4,800 ft, broken clouds at 6,500 ft, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,500 ft.
METAR KLUD 282015Z AUTO 19010KT 10SM FEW039 SCT048 BKN065 26/18 A3010 RMK AO2
Current pilot readout for TS57
Based on the nearest station (KLUD), TS57 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 83 ft). TS57 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAFW, about 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 4,750 ft | TURF | 10 kt head | 0 kt |
| 01 | 4,750 ft | TURF | 10 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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TS57 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 01/194,750 × 40 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at TS57Wind
- 01
- 10 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 19
- 10 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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.
TS57 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at TS57
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 19
- 71%
- 01
- 29%
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Live crosswind meter
TS57 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLUD, 2.2 nm away.
Wind is 0° off runway 19, 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
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Hangars
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- TS57
- City
- Decatur
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 83 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.2418, -97.6211
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,750 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLUD
- TAF
- Nearest KAFW
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 21m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Texas Wing RC Flying Club - Morris Dido Newark Rd , Fort Worth, TX · 19 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Red Ace Ranch Airport (TS57)
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