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TA81

Morning Star Ranch Airport
Del Rio, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 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
DLFr341/26.6		LAUGHLIN VORTAC		114.40		07E
RSGr236/32.9		ROCKSPRINGS VORTAC		114.55		10E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
LA FONDA RANCH		330/37.6		269		09E		BRX	-... .-. -..-

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:	left	left

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 28-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:15	12:15
Sunrise	07:39	12:39
Sunset	19:59	00:59
Evening civil twilight	20:23	01:23

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	28-Mar-2026 16:16:43
Local (UTC-5)	28-Mar-2026 11:16:43

METAR

KDRT 26nm S	281553Z AUTO 34010KT 10SM OVC019 12/07 A3050 RMK AO2 SLP329 T01220072 PWINO
KDLF 26nm S	281455Z AUTO 33010KT 10SM OVC018 13/07 A3045 RMK AO2 CIG 016 RWY31 SLP309 T01250070 52018 $
KECU 38nm E	281555Z AUTO 02008G13KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC004 08/07 A3052 RMK AO2
KT70 46nm SE	281555Z AUTO 01010KT 10SM OVC016 13/09 A3049 RMK AO2 OVC V BKN SLP321 T01300089 $
KSOA 49nm N	281555Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO

TAF

KDRT 26nm S	281120Z 2812/2912 32010KT P6SM OVC025 PROB30 2812/2816 -RA FM281700 32007KT P6SM BKN030 FM282100 12007KT P6SM SCT040 FM290200 12005KT P6SM FEW030
KDLF 26nm S	271900Z 2719/2901 34012G22KT 9999 VCSH BKN025 BKN050 QNH3004INS BECMG 2719/2720 34015G25KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN050 QNH3009INS BECMG 2805/2806 34010G15KT 9999 VCSH OVC015 QNH3031INS BECMG 2809/2810 34010G15KT 6000 -SHRA OVC010 QNH3038INS BECMG 2816/2817 35008KT 9999 NSW BKN020 QNH3037INS BECMG 2820/2821 VRB06KT 9999 BKN040 QNH3027INS TX26/2722Z TN12/2810Z

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