Morning Star Ranch Airport (TA81), Texas
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Morning Star Ranch (TA81) is a private-use airfield near Del Rio, Texas, roughly 90 nautical miles from the nearest metro area. It offers a single paved runway and no onsite attendance or customs processing.
Runways
Morning Star Ranch Airport has one paved runway, 13/31, 4,200 ft long and 60 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Morning Star Ranch Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Del Rio International (KDRT), 25 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Climate
Morning Star Ranch Airport averages 26.9 days above 90°F in August, 11.8 freeze days in January and 0.1 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 93.9°F, and December the coldest, at 57.2°F.
Weather station is 10.7 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Morning Star Ranch Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: access and runway notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Laughlin Approach; when Approach is closed, contact Houston ARTCC.
Activate the low-intensity runway lights for runway 13/31 on frequency 122.7.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Morning Star Ranch Airport has five airfields within 27 NM. The closest is Rio Vista Ranch, 5.73 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at TA81
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at TA81.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
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Frequently asked questions
Is there customs service at Morning Star Ranch (TA81)?
Morning Star Ranch has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is KDRT, located approximately 25 nautical miles away, so operators requiring customs clearance need to plan a stop there or coordinate accordingly.
What is the runway length at TA81?
Morning Star Ranch has a single paved runway, 13/31, measuring 4,200 feet long and 60 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is also the airport's max paved runway length, and the field is unattended with no towered operations.
How do I get runway lights turned on at Morning Star Ranch?
Pilots activate the low-intensity runway lights (LIRL) on runway 13/31 at Morning Star Ranch by keying the radio on frequency 122.7. The airport is unattended, so pilot-controlled lighting is the only means of illuminating the runway.