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US-2478 Weather A Foyt Ranch Airport

Brackettville, TexasElevation 1,172 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KDLF · 10 NM W · More than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KDLF
WIND
120@12
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 12 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 23.1C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly cloudy, high near 79F, low near 62F, 20% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Mostly Cloudy 79/62 SE 13 kt – 20%
Tuesday Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny 81/62 SE 9 kt – 25%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 83/63 SE 9 kt – 40%
Thursday Showers And Thunderstorms 75/60 SE 9 kt 22 kt 86% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Showers And Thunderstorms 76/61 SE 9 kt 22 kt 84%
Saturday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 79/63 SE 4 kt – 40%
Sunday Partly Sunny 82/63 SE 9 kt – 8%

Source: National Weather Service (office EWX). Forecast issued 1757Z.

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 US-2478. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,172 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0001Z 7:01 PM
Sunrise
1251Z 7:51 AM
Loggable night
0025Z (7:25 PM local) → 1227Z (7:27 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0001Z (7:01 PM local) → 1251Z (7:51 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0101Z (8:01 PM local) → 1151Z (6:51 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

A Foyt Ranch Airport is in Brackettville, Texas. Field elevation 1,172 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-2478
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates29.4137, -100.5965
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-2478 traffic patterns

2026-06-13 to 2026-06-13, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›R44 (Helicopter) · ~1 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

US-2478 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KDLF (10 NM W, VFR).

KDLF Laughlin Air Force Base
10 NM W
VFR
KDRT Del Rio International Airport
17 NM W
VFR
KUVA Garner Field
46 NM E
VFR
MMPG Piedras Negras International Airport
47 NM S
VFR
KCZT Dimmit County Airport
67 NM SE
VFR
KJCT Kimble County Airport
79 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-2478 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-2478 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-2478. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-2478 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-2478. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-2478?
US-2478 sits at 1,172 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-2478?
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.