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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 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 CTL SVC WILL BE PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON 128.15/350.3 (KINGSVILLE 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 15-Jun-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1511:15
Sunrise06:4111:41
Sunset20:2801:28
Evening civil twilight20:5401:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Jun-2025 17:31:55
Local (UTC-5)  15-Jun-2025 12:31:55
 
METAR
KEBG 
29nm SE 
151715Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM SCT040 BKN047 BKN060 33/23 A2996 RMK AO2
KBKS 
30nm NE 
151715Z AUTO 16011KT 10SM FEW041 34/25 A2997 RMK AO2 T03410246 $
KHBV 
35nm NW 
151715Z AUTO 14012KT 120V190 10SM CLR 33/25 A2998 RMK AO2 T03280250
KMFE 
40nm S 
151653Z 15012KT 10SM FEW044 SCT055 34/23 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T03390228
KTXW 
47nm SE 
151715Z AUTO 13015G21KT 10SM SCT050 SCT060 34/23 A2998 RMK AO2 T03350228
MMRX 
50nm S 
151640Z 16010G20KT 8SM SCT035 34/23 A2994 RMK 8/500
TAF
KMFE 
40nm S 
151120Z 1512/1612 14010KT P6SM BKN015 FM151400 14015G22KT P6SM BKN040 FM160200 13008KT P6SM SCT020
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