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TA81

Morning Star Ranch Airport
Del Rio, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 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 06-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:22	11:22
Sunrise	06:50	11:50
Sunset	20:47	01:47
Evening civil twilight	21:14	02:14

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Jul-2026 05:38:02
Local (UTC-5)	06-Jul-2026 00:38:02

METAR

KDRT 26nm S	060453Z AUTO 09008KT 10SM CLR 32/18 A2994 RMK AO1 SLP124 T03220183 $
KDLF 26nm S	060455Z AUTO 11009KT 10SM CLR 32/18 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP113 T03200182 $
KECU 38nm E	060515Z AUTO 01018G29KT 340V040 10SM SCT047 SCT055 OVC070 25/17 A3014 RMK AO2
KT70 46nm SE	060455Z AUTO 22008KT 9SM FEW080 31/19 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP124 T03130186 $
KSOA 49nm N	060515Z AUTO 04011G28KT CLR 23/16 A3019 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE

TAF

KDRT
26nm S

051737Z 0518/0618 11010KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM060400 10008KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 FM061300 12010KT P6SM SCT020 SCT250

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