T48 Weather Poetry Flying Ranch Airport

Rockwall, TexasElevation 500 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KTRL · 10 NM S · 16 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KTRL

WIND

120@4

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 120° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 22C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 59F, 2% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Saturday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	59	0 kt	–	2%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	83/59	S 4 kt	–	6%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	85/63	SSE 9 kt	–	2%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	84/64	S 4 kt	–	2%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	76/60	E 4 kt	–	38%
Saturday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	78/62	SSE 4 kt	–	38%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday	Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	83/65	S 4 kt	–	18%
Monday	Chance Rain Showers	84	S 13 kt	–	30%

Source: National Weather Service (office FWD). Forecast issued 0109Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

Crosswind calculator

No runway layout is available for T48. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 3,344 ft

13/31

Dimensions

3,344 x 50 ft

Surface

Turf (good)

RWY 13

Displaced threshold335 ft

RWY 31

Displaced threshold336 ft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

500 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2339Z 6:39 PM

Sunrise

1238Z 7:38 AM

Loggable night

0004Z (7:04 PM local) → 1213Z (7:13 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2339Z (6:39 PM local) → 1238Z (7:38 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0039Z (7:39 PM local) → 1138Z (6:38 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Poetry Flying Ranch Airport is in Rockwall, Texas. Field elevation 500 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerMIKE JAFFE

Manager phone214-704-1593

AttendedUNATNDD

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAT48

SectionalDALLAS-FT WORTH

Center (ARTCC)FORT WORTH

Flight service (AFSS)FORT WORTH

RegionTexas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates32.8681, -96.2191

Distance from city15 NM SE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

CTAF123.000

UNICOM123.000

FREQUENCIES

Communications

123.000

CTAF

123.000

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

T48 traffic patterns

2026-06-13 to 2026-10-23, 16 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Piston single 61%Unknown 39%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~3 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo

›M7 (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›PARA (Other) · ~0 landings/mo

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

T48 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KTRL (10 NM S, VFR).

KTRL Terrell Municipal Airport

VFR

VFR

VFR

KDAL Dallas Love Field

32 NM W

VFR

KRBD Dallas Executive Airport

35 NM W

VFR

KSLR Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport

35 NM NE

MVFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›VFR OPNS ONLY.

›FACILITY ADDRESS: 10053 CO RD 2322, TERRELL, TX.

›FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

›APCH SLOPE 5:1 TO DSPLCD THLD; 13 FT BLDG 67 FT 102 FT LEFT.

›WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF RWY.

›APCH SLOPE 50:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗T48 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does T48 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for T48. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does T48 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for T48. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at T48?

T48 sits at 500 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for T48?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.