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78TA Ranch-Aero Airport
Bigfoot, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 78TA
Lat/Long: 29-04-19.8500N 098-47-00.8900W
29-04.330833N 098-47.014833W
29.0721806,-98.7835806
(estimated)
Elevation: 560 ft. / 171 m (estimated)
Variation: 07E (1985)
From city: 4 miles E of BIGFOOT, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 78005

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/1982
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at PEZ (16 nm SE): 118.575 (830-569-5749)
WX AWOS-3 at CVB (17 nm N): 119.25 (830-931-0232)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SSFr235/(21.0)STINSON VOR108.4003E
RNDr219/37.4RANDOLPH VORTAC112.3005E
SATr198/38.2SAN ANTONIO VORTAC116.8008E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DEVINE109/9.135907EHHH .... .... ....

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 3000 x 100 ft. / 914 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Traffic pattern: leftright
Displaced threshold: 400 ft.no

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: TOM GOULD
525 RANCH-AERO LANE
BIGFOOT, TX 78005
Phone (830) 663-4448
Manager: TOM GOULD
525 RANCH-AERO LANE
BIGFOOT, TX 78005
Phone (830) 663-4448

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC SAN ANTONIO APCH AT 210-805-5516.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 78TA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

23R - Devine Municipal Airport (9 nm NW)
KPEZ - Pleasanton Municipal Airport (16 nm SE)
KCVB - Castroville Municipal Airport (17 nm N)
KSKF - Kelly Field Airport (22 nm NE)
T30 - Mc Kinley Field Airport (23 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5412:54
Sunrise07:1813:18
Sunset18:2100:21
Evening civil twilight18:4500:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Feb-2026 16:54:25
Local (UTC-6)  11-Feb-2026 10:54:25
 
METAR
KPEZ 
16nm SE 		111635Z AUTO 10SM OVC018 17/10 A3027 RMK AO2 T01700095
KCVB 
17nm N 		111635Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM OVC018 19/10 A3024 RMK AO2
KSKF 
21nm NE 		111555Z AUTO 02006KT 10SM OVC018 17/09 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP224 T01700087 $
KSSF 
23nm NE 		111553Z 03009KT 10SM OVC019 16/08 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP232 T01610083 $
KHDO 
27nm NW 		111551Z AUTO 02011KT 10SM BKN015 16/08 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP234 T01560078 $
TAF
KSKF 
21nm NE 		111000Z 1110/1216 VRB05KT 9999 BKN017 510054 QNH3009INS TEMPO 1110/1112 9000 BR SCT017 BECMG 1115/1116 02008KT 9999 BKN022 510054 QNH3016INS BECMG 1118/1119 02010KT 9999 SCT035 QNH3010INS BECMG 1121/1122 03009KT 9999 FEW045 SCT250 QNH3011INS BECMG 1200/1201 08009KT 9999 FEW110 BKN250 QNH3013INS BECMG 1208/1209 02004KT 9999 BKN035 BKN110 OVC250 QNH3015INS TX25/1122Z TN14/1113Z
KSSF 
23nm NE 		111120Z 1112/1212 02006KT P6SM BKN025 OVC030 FM111700 03007KT P6SM SCT035 FM112300 06005KT P6SM SCT035
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