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TA81 Morning Star Ranch Airport
Del Rio, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: TA81
Lat/Long: 29-47-37.7600N 100-52-45.3500W
29-47.629333N 100-52.755833W
29.7938222,-100.8792639
(estimated)
Elevation: 1500 ft. / 457 m (estimated)
Variation: 08E (1995)
From city: 30 miles N of DEL RIO, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 78840

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1999
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT LIRL RY 13/31 - 122.7.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
DUSK-2200

Airport Communications

UNICOM: 122.7

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DLFr341/26.6LAUGHLIN VORTAC114.4007E
RSGr236/32.9ROCKSPRINGS VORTAC114.5510E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LA FONDA RANCH330/37.626909EBRX -... .-. -..-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 4200 x 60 ft. / 1280 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: HARVEST TEXAS LLC
2800 POST OAK BLVD. SUITE 5115
HOUSTON, TX 77056
Phone 832-917-6388
Manager: KYLE JENSEN
MORNING STAR RANCH, 4750 MIERS RANCH ROAD
DEL RIO, TX 78840
Phone 512-923-1770

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC LAUGHLIN APCH AT 830-298-5192, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at TA81.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDRT - Del Rio International Airport (25 nm S)
KDLF - Laughlin AFB Airport (27 nm S)
KECU - Edwards County Airport (38 nm E)
KSOA - Sonora Municipal Airport (49 nm N)
KOZA - Ozona Municipal Airport (59 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3811:38
Sunrise07:0312:03
Sunset20:1901:19
Evening civil twilight20:4401:44

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Apr-2026 23:00:16
Local (UTC-5)  30-Apr-2026 18:00:16
 
METAR
KDRT 
26nm S 		302253Z AUTO 03007KT 5SM BR BKN008 OVC012 19/19 A2981 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT S AND W CIG 005V010 SLP088 T01940189
KDLF 
26nm S 		302225Z 05009KT 7SM FEW006 OVC014 20/19 A2976 RMK AO2A LTG DSNT SW CIG 005 RWY31 SLP069 $
KECU 
38nm E 		301255Z AUTO 07009KT 1SM BR OVC003 14/14 A2995 RMK AO2
KT70 
46nm SE 		302240Z AUTO 08011KT 9SM BKN016 OVC022 25/22 A2979 RMK AO2 CIG 016V022 BKN V SCT SLP076 $
KSOA 
49nm N 		302235Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM OVC016 20/17 A2992 RMK AO2
TAF
KDRT 
26nm S 		301735Z 3018/0118 03007KT P6SM BKN007 FM302100 12008KT P6SM OVC015 PROB30 0100/0104 -TSRA OVC012CB FM010400 04007KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC009 FM010600 06006KT 4SM -TSRA BR OVC007CB FM011200 06007KT 4SM -SHRA OVC007
KDLF 
26nm S 		302200Z 3022/0201 05008KT 4800 BR OVC005 QNH2976INS BECMG 3022/3023 04010G15KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN012CB QNH2972INS TEMPO 0100/0111 VRB20G35KT 4800 -TSRA BKN007CB BECMG 0112/0113 07008KT 8000 -SHRA BKN015 QNH2982INS BECMG 0117/0118 02015G25KT 9999 VCSH BKN020 QNH2984INS TEMPO 0118/0121 VRB20G30KT 4800 -TSRA BKN008CB TX22/3023Z TN18/0111Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 3022 NEXT 0111
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