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TA81 Morning Star Ranch Airport
Del Rio, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 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
DLFr341/26.6LAUGHLIN 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 12-Aug-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4511:45
Sunrise07:1012:10
Sunset20:2701:27
Evening civil twilight20:5201:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2026 01:50:39
Local (UTC-5)  12-Aug-2026 20:50:39
 
METAR
KDRT 
26nm S 		130053Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM CLR 37/15 A2979 RMK AO1 SLP075 T03670150
KDLF 
26nm S 		130055Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM CLR 37/14 A2976 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW SLP062 T03680135 $
KECU 
38nm E 		130135Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM CLR 30/16 A2997 RMK AO2
KT70 
46nm SE 		130055Z AUTO 18008KT 9SM CLR 38/14 A2979 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW SLP072 T03760135 $
KSOA 
49nm N 		130135Z AUTO 16007G16KT 10SM CLR 33/15 A2994 RMK AO2
TAF
KDRT 
26nm S 		121720Z 1218/1318 13013G23KT P6SM SKC FM130200 11010KT P6SM SKC FM131100 13013KT P6SM FEW020
KDLF 
26nm S 		122210Z 1222/1324 13012G20KT 9999 SKC QNH2976INS BECMG 1300/1301 11009KT 9999 SKC QNH2978INS BECMG 1314/1315 14012G20KT 9999 SKC QNH2979INS TX39/1222Z TN27/1311Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1222 NEXT 1310
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