US-5690 Weather Shudde Ranch Airport

Marathon, TexasElevation 2,168 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KFST · 70 NM N · 5 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 · KFST
WIND
130@8
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 110° at 6 kt, temperature 18.9C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today partly sunny, high near 81F, low near 63F, 23% 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
Today Partly Sunny 81/63 E 9 kt – 23%
Thursday Showers And Thunderstorms 73/61 NE 9 kt – 98% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Showers And Thunderstorms 76/60 NE 9 kt – 98%
Saturday Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy 76/62 E 9 kt – 17%
Sunday Mostly Cloudy 79/62 E 4 kt – 12%
Monday Mostly Sunny 80/57 W 4 kt – 10%
Tuesday Sunny 73/52 NW 13 kt – 4%

Source: National Weather Service (office MAF). Forecast issued 1658Z.

Radar

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

OUR HEADSET PICK · NOT SPONSORED

DC

David Clark DC ONE-X

Not sponsored, just the headset we'd buy ourselves: the DC ONE-X, with hybrid noise canceling, Bluetooth, and 30+ hour battery. And David Clark's A+ customer service is the real reason we recommend them.

Visit David Clark
RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-5690. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
2,168 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0006Z 7:06 PM
Sunrise
1301Z 8:01 AM
Loggable night
0030Z (7:30 PM local) → 1236Z (7:36 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0006Z (7:06 PM local) → 1301Z (8:01 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0106Z (8:06 PM local) → 1201Z (7:01 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

Shudde Ranch Airport is in Marathon, Texas. Field elevation 2,168 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-5690
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates29.8305, -102.4315
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-5690 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KFST (70 NM N, VFR).

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-5690 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-5690. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-5690 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-5690. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-5690?
US-5690 sits at 2,168 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-5690?
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.