Hornady Ranch Airport (TX21) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRPH), TX21 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hornady Ranch Airport in Archer City, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRPH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hornady Ranch Airport (TX21) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Archer City, TX at a field elevation of 1,165 ft. TX21 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRPH, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,870 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSPS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRPH, 22.1 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 17°C (62°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg.
METAR KRPH 280855Z AUTO 14004KT CLR 17/13 A3009 RMK AO2 T01660129 50000 PWINO $
What changed at KRPH (nearest station)?
Since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for TX21
Based on the nearest station (KRPH), TX21 has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 1,165 ft). TX21 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSPS, about 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 1,870 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 36 | 1,870 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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TX21 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 18/361,870 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at TX21Wind
- 18
- 3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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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 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
TX21 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 TX21
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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DAL UA /OV RUNWAY/TM 0405/FL003/TP B738/RM LOSS 5 KNOTS AT 300 FT
DAL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RUNWAYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0405Reported at 04:05 UTC.FL003Altitude: 300 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.RM LOSS 5 KNOTS AT 300 FTRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at TX21
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRPH reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 63%
- 36
- 37%
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Live crosswind meter
TX21 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRPH, 22 nm away.
Wind is 47° off runway 18, 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
- TX21
- City
- Archer City
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,165 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.4778, -98.5462
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,870 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRPH
- TAF
- Nearest KSPS
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 37m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hornady Ranch Airport (TX21)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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