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38XS San Rafael Ranch Airport
Santa Elena, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 38XS
Lat/Long: 26-48-54.7700N 098-28-45.4950W
26-48.912833N 098-28.758250W
26.8152139,-98.4793042
(estimated)
Elevation: 313.4 ft. / 95.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07E (1995)
From city: 5 miles N of SANTA ELENA, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 78591

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1997
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FDC (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: FOR MIRL RWY 14/32 CALL 210-481-3410.

Airport Communications

UNICOM: 122.8
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 128.15/350.3 (SARITA RCAG).

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 6000 x 75 ft. / 1829 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 26-49.337833N26-48.487833N
Longitude: 098-29.041500W098-28.475000W
Elevation: 313.4 ft.297.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box SAVASI on left2-box SAVASI on left
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: RANCHO S. R. LTD
2023 WAYNESBOROUGH RD
PAOLI, PA 19301
Phone 610-644-0195
OWNER - ALFRED P. WEST, JR.
Manager: MICHAEL E. MAULE
PO BOX 132
SAN ELENA, TX 78591
Phone 956-500-0166

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
- U38 AWOS IS ASSOCIATED WITH AIRPORT 38XS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 38XS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEBG - South Texas International Airport at Edinburg (29 nm SE)
KBKS - Brooks County Airport (30 nm NE)
KHBV - Jim Hogg County Airport (35 nm NW)
KMFE - Mc Allen International Airport (40 nm S)
KTXW - Mid Valley Airport (47 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Oct-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0712:07
Sunrise07:3012:30
Sunset19:1400:14
Evening civil twilight19:3700:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Oct-2025 19:09:54
Local (UTC-5)  06-Oct-2025 14:09:54
 
METAR
KEBG 
29nm SE 		061855Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM CLR 35/20 A2986 RMK AO2
KBKS 
30nm NE 		061855Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM FEW060 34/20 A2986 RMK AO2 T03360203 $
KHBV 
35nm NW 		061855Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM FEW065 33/18 A2988 RMK AO2 T03280175 $
KMFE 
40nm S 		061854Z 12011G14KT 10SM CLR 36/18 A2987 RMK AO2 T03610183 $
KAPY 
42nm W 		061855Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM 35/17 A2988 RMK AO2 T03500169
KTXW 
47nm SE 		061855Z AUTO 12011G15KT 10SM CLR 35/20 A2987 RMK AO2 T03490199
MMRX 
50nm S 		061840Z 11008KT 8SM FEW045 35/20 A2984 RMK 8/100
TAF
KMFE 
40nm S 		061759Z 0618/0718 14010G17KT P6SM SKC FM070400 13006KT P6SM FEW250 FM071100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
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