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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 03-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4412:44
Sunrise07:0813:08
Sunset18:4300:43
Evening civil twilight19:0701:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Mar-2026 17:56:18
Local (UTC-6)  03-Mar-2026 11:56:18
 
METAR
KDRT 
26nm S 		031653Z AUTO 13016G26KT 7SM OVC017 21/16 A2998 RMK AO2 PK WND 13026/1651 SLP146 T02110161
KDLF 
26nm S 		031655Z 13017KT 10SM OVC016 22/16 A2996 RMK AO2A CIG 015 RWY31 SLP137 T02150158 $
KECU 
38nm E 		031735Z AUTO 15021G27KT 10SM SCT014 20/15 A3007 RMK AO2
KT70 
46nm SE 		031740Z AUTO 18015KT 10SM OVC016 23/17 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP145 $
KSOA 
49nm N 		031735Z AUTO 16013G19KT 25/14 A3004 RMK AO2
TAF
KDRT 
26nm S 		031127Z 0312/0412 11011KT P6SM SKC FM031400 11011KT P6SM OVC015 FM031700 14015G25KT P6SM SCT250 FM040300 11009KT P6SM SCT250
KDLF 
26nm S 		031530Z 0315/0419 12012KT 9999 BKN015 QNH2996INS TEMPO 0315/0317 BKN013 BECMG 0317/0318 13012G20KT 9999 BKN020 QNH2998INS BECMG 0318/0319 15015G25KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2986INS BECMG 0401/0402 13009KT 9999 SKC QNH2989INS BECMG 0411/0412 14010G15KT 9999 BKN014 QNH2992INS TEMPO 0413/0416 6000 -DZ BR BKN006 TX31/0322Z TN18/0413Z
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