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TA81

Morning Star Ranch Airport
Del Rio, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 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
DLFr341/26.6		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 29-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:11	13:11
Sunrise	07:36	13:36
Sunset	18:17	00:17
Evening civil twilight	18:42	00:42

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	29-Jan-2026 15:12:31
Local (UTC-6)	29-Jan-2026 09:12:31

METAR

KDRT 26nm S	291453Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM CLR 05/01 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP215 T00500006 53013
KDLF 26nm S	291455Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 06/02 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP202 T00610018 53012 TSNO $
KECU 38nm E	291455Z AUTO 21009G14KT M1/4SM FG OVC003 06/06 A3019 RMK AO2
KT70 46nm SE	291455Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM OVC008 07/03 A3015 RMK AO2 OVC V BKN SLP209 T00670031 53010 $
KSOA 49nm N	291455Z AUTO 00000KT 01/M01 A3017 RMK AO2

TAF

KDRT 26nm S	291120Z 2912/3012 09006KT P6SM BKN250 FM291900 31009KT P6SM BKN200 FM300100 34006KT P6SM BKN250
KDLF 26nm S	291200Z 2912/3018 VRB06KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3010INS BECMG 2919/2920 33012G18KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3004INS BECMG 3005/3006 34009KT 9999 BKN250 QNH3023INS TX20/2921Z TN03/2912Z

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