KRAS — Mustang Beach
Port Aransas, TX · field elevation 5 ft · NON-ATCT
KRAS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KRAS 100215Z AUTO 02018G22KT SCT010 BKN060 OVC095 18/15 A3017 RMK AO2 T01760152
- Wind
- from 020° at 18 kt, gusting 22 kt
- Visibility
- not reported
- Sky
- ceiling 6,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 15 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.17 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6 ft · pressure altitude -245 ft
- Observed
- 24 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 020° at 18 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 5 kt head | 17 kt from the right |
| 12 | 5 kt tail | 17 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KRAS — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KRAS — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 27.81183, -97.08875
- Elevation
- 5 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1246Z / 2338Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5°E (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Brownsville
- County
- Nueces, TX
Everything else KRAS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,482 | 70 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
- Approach
- 125.4
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KTFP Ingleside Rgnl9 nm
- KNGP Corpus Christi NAS (Truax Fld)13 nm
- KNWL Waldron Fld Nolf16 nm
- KRKP Aransas County17 nm
- KCRP Corpus Christi Intl22 nm
- KRBO Nueces County32 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KRAS airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Texas airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.