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TA81

Morning Star Ranch Airport
Del Rio, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 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 27-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:40	11:40
Sunrise	07:06	12:06
Sunset	20:17	01:17
Evening civil twilight	20:42	01:42

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	27-Apr-2026 07:35:45
Local (UTC-5)	27-Apr-2026 02:35:45

METAR

KDRT 26nm S	270653Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A2975 RMK AO1 SLP065 T02390217
KDLF 26nm S	270655Z AUTO 15003KT 9SM FEW210 24/21 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP055 T02370214 $
KECU 38nm E	270715Z AUTO 17012KT 5SM BR BKN010 OVC014 22/21 A2987 RMK AO2
KT70 46nm SE	270655Z AUTO 16005KT 7SM FEW250 27/26 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP061 T02650256 $
KSOA 49nm N	270715Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR CLR 21/21 A2983 RMK AO2

TAF

KDRT 26nm S	270520Z 2706/2806 11009KT P6SM SCT030 BKN200 FM270800 10007KT P6SM SCT012 TEMPO 2711/2715 BKN012 FM271700 08009KT P6SM SCT030 FM280000 10007KT P6SM OVC250
KDLF 26nm S	262140Z 2621/2724 14012KT 9999 SCT020 BKN200 QNH2968INS TEMPO 2622/2701 VCSH BKN020 BECMG 2704/2705 15009KT 9999 FEW020 BKN200 QNH2974INS BECMG 2711/2712 15009KT 9999 BKN010 QNH2976INS TEMPO 2712/2716 8000 BR BKN005 BECMG 2716/2717 15012KT 9999 BKN020 QNH2981INS BECMG 2717/2718 13012G18KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2970INS TX33/2622Z TN23/2711Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2621 NEXT 2711

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