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78TA Ranch-Aero Airport
Bigfoot, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 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 VOR108.4003E
RNDr219/37.4RANDOLPH VORTAC112.3005E
SATr198/38.2SAN ANTONIO VORTAC116.8008E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DEVINE109/9.135907EHHH .... .... ....

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 3000 x 100 ft. / 914 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Traffic pattern: leftright
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-Aug-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3111:31
Sunrise06:5711:57
Sunset20:2601:26
Evening civil twilight20:5201:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Aug-2026 17:42:00
Local (UTC-5)  01-Aug-2026 12:42:00
 
METAR
KPEZ 
16nm SE 		011715Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A2999 RMK AO2 T03230226
KCVB 
17nm N 		011715Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 34/24 A2998 RMK AO2
KSKF 
21nm NE 		011620Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM -DZ FEW210 32/23 A2995 RMK AO2 DZB20 SLP133 $
KSSF 
23nm NE 		011653Z 24004KT 10SM CLR 33/22 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP133 T03330217 $
KHDO 
27nm NW 		011651Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP144 T03170233
TAF
KSKF 
21nm NE 		011145Z 0111/0216 18003KT 9999 BKN012 QNH2994INS TEMPO 0111/0113 BKN008 BECMG 0113/0114 20005KT 9999 SCT025 SCT180 QNH2992INS BECMG 0116/0117 VRB05KT 9999 SCT050 SCT150 QNH2980INS BECMG 0121/0122 06009KT 9999 VCTS SCT060CB SCT120 BKN200 QNH2978INS TEMPO 0122/0201 VRB25G40KT 3200 TSRA BKN040CB BKN100 BECMG 0201/0202 VRB05KT 9999 NSW FEW050 BKN150 510005 QNH2982INS BECMG 0213/0214 04007KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2988INS TX38/0121Z TN25/0112Z
KSSF 
23nm NE 		011120Z 0112/0212 VRB03KT P6SM BKN015 FM011500 22007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 PROB30 0121/0124 P6SM -TSRA BKN050CB FM020200 04005KT P6SM BKN150
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