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TA81 Morning Star Ranch Airport
Del Rio, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 20-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5512:55
Sunrise07:2013:20
Sunset18:3500:35
Evening civil twilight18:5900:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Feb-2026 17:08:07
Local (UTC-6)  20-Feb-2026 11:08:07
 
METAR
KDRT 
26nm S 		201653Z AUTO 14004KT 6SM HZ OVC026 22/16 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP081 T02220156
KDLF 
26nm S 		201655Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM SCT024 SCT037 23/16 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP069 T02300158 PWINO $
KECU 
38nm E 		201655Z AUTO 11006KT 9SM CLR 21/13 A2988 RMK AO2
KT70 
46nm SE 		201655Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM FEW021 24/17 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP074 T02430170
KSOA 
49nm N 		201655Z AUTO VRB05KT 14/01 A2990 RMK AO2
TAF
KDRT 
26nm S 		201610Z 2016/2112 03005KT 5SM HZ FEW040 FM201800 13004KT P6SM BKN250 FM210800 33004KT P6SM OVC050
KDLF 
26nm S 		201345Z 2013/2118 VRB06KT 9999 BKN025 QNH2972INS TEMPO 2013/2016 8000 BR BKN020 BECMG 2016/2017 14006KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2966INS WND VRB06KT AFT 2023 BECMG 2111/2112 35006KT 8000 BR BKN010 QNH2992INS BECMG 2113/2114 34015G25KT 9999 NSW SCT030 QNH3000INS TX30/2022Z TN15/2112Z
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