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TA81

Morning Star Ranch Airport
Del Rio, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 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 24-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:53	11:53
Sunrise	07:17	12:17
Sunset	20:14	01:14
Evening civil twilight	20:39	01:39

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Aug-2026 02:53:07
Local (UTC-5)	24-Aug-2026 21:53:07

METAR

KDRT 26nm S	250153Z AUTO 09007KT 10SM CLR 35/13 A2991 RMK AO1 SLP116 T03500128
KDLF 26nm S	250155Z AUTO 09007KT 10SM CLR 33/13 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP104 T03270133 $
KECU 38nm E	250235Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM CLR 28/12 A3010 RMK AO2
KT70 46nm SE	250155Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 32/13 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP114 T03170130 $
KSOA 49nm N	250235Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 31/09 A3006 RMK AO2

TAF

KDRT 26nm S	241732Z 2418/2518 14010KT P6SM FEW250 FM250100 10007KT P6SM SKC
KDLF 26nm S	242250Z 2422/2601 13012G18KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2985INS BECMG 2500/2501 10006KT 9999 SKC QNH2986INS BECMG 2513/2514 12010G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2988INS BECMG 2600/2601 11006KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS TX40/2422Z TN25/2512Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2423 NEXT 2511

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