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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 22-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:46	11:46
Sunrise	07:10	12:10
Sunset	20:14	01:14
Evening civil twilight	20:38	01:38

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	22-Apr-2026 17:26:42
Local (UTC-5)	22-Apr-2026 12:26:42

METAR

KDRT 26nm S	221653Z AUTO 12009KT 10SM BKN016 23/20 A2998 RMK AO1 SLP146 T02280200
KDLF 26nm S	221655Z 14011KT 10SM BKN016 24/20 A2996 RMK AO2A SLP136 T02400197 $
KECU 38nm E	221715Z AUTO 18012KT 10SM FEW008 SCT014 OVC022 21/19 A3010 RMK AO2
KT70 46nm SE	221655Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM BKN015 OVC024 24/21 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02410212 $
KSOA 49nm N	221655Z AUTO 19011KT 170V240 10SM BKN023 OVC027 24/18 A3007 RMK AO2

TAF

KDRT 26nm S	221449Z 2215/2312 13008KT 4SM BR OVC002 FM221700 14010KT P6SM BKN012 FM222000 14010KT P6SM SCT040 FM230900 12008KT P6SM OVC025
KDLF 26nm S	221548Z 2215/2317 16010G15KT 9999 BKN015 QNH2990INS TEMPO 2216/2218 OVC008 BECMG 2217/2218 15010G15KT 9999 BKN020 QNH2996INS BECMG 2219/2220 15010G15KT 9999 BKN030 QNH2980INS BECMG 2301/2302 VRB06KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2981INS BECMG 2306/2307 14009KT 4800 BR BKN020 QNH2975INS TEMPO 2309/2314 3200 BR TX28/2222Z TN21/2311Z

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