AirNav: 78TA - Ranch-Aero Airport

78TA

Ranch-Aero Airport
Bigfoot, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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-3PT 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 VOR	108.40	03E
RNDr219/37.4	RANDOLPH VORTAC	112.30	05E
SATr198/38.2	SAN ANTONIO VORTAC	116.80	08E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
DEVINE		109/9.1		359		07E		HHH	.... .... ....

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:	3000 x 100 ft. / 914 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 3	RUNWAY 21
Traffic pattern:	left	right
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 01-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:24	12:24
Sunrise	07:49	12:49
Sunset	18:49	23:49
Evening civil twilight	19:13	00:13

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Nov-2026 18:04:39
Local (UTC-5)	01-Nov-2026 13:04:39

METAR

KPEZ 16nm SE	011735Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM SCT028 28/19 A3016 RMK AO2 T02780194
KCVB 17nm N	011755Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM SCT020 BKN024 OVC055 25/21 A3014 RMK AO2 10257 20186
KSKF 21nm NE	010055Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR 25/20 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02460198 $
KSSF 23nm NE	011753Z 11004KT 10SM FEW041 OVC055 27/20 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP189 T02670200 10267 20194 58008 $
KHDO 27nm NW	011751Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM BKN026 OVC060 26/20 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02610200 10261 20200 58008 $

TAF

KSKF 21nm NE	311800Z 3118/0124 05006KT 9999 SCT012 OVC040 QNH3002INS TEMPO 3118/3120 BKN012 OVC040 BECMG 3119/3120 10006KT 9999 BKN025 OVC050 QNH3000INS BECMG 3123/3124 08006KT 9999 BKN040 BKN100 QNH3000INS BECMG 0109/0110 06006KT 9999 BKN012 OVC020 QNH3006INS BECMG 0114/0115 13006KT 9999 SCT020 BKN040 QNH3001INS BECMG 0121/0122 12006KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3001INS TX27/0118Z TN19/0112Z
KSSF 23nm NE	011405Z 0114/0212 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 FM011700 13005KT P6SM FEW025 BKN150

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