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3TX6 Lowell Smith Jr Airport
Rio Vista, Texas, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 3TX6
Lat/Long: 32-14-00.5300N / 097-22-51.0580W
32-14.008833N / 097-22.850967W
32.2334806 / -97.3808494
(estimated)
Elevation: 740 ft. / 226 m (estimated)
Variation: 07E (1985)
Time zone: UTC +0 (year round; does not observe DST)
Zip code: 76093

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Sectional chart: DALLAS-FT WORTH
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474]
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at CPT (8 nm N): 119.525 (817-641-4135)
WX AWOS-3 at INJ (17 nm SE): 118.725 (254-582-0063)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
JENr074/25.6GLEN ROSE VORTAC115.0006E
ACTr342/34.7WACO VORTAC115.3009E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CEDAR HILL216/29.735308EXQH -..- --.- ....
REDBIRD218/37.128706ERBD .-. -... -..
LANCASTER232/39.323906ELNC .-.. -. -.-.

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2600 x 110 ft. / 792 x 34 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: 17/35 EDGES MARKED WITH WHITE TIRES.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 4 ft. fence, marked4 ft. fence

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF RIO VISTA
201 SOUTH HWY 174, PO BOX 129
RIO VISTA, TX 76093
Phone 817-373-2588
Manager: CLYDE & GEORGIA JONES
PO BOX 129
RIO VISTA, TX 76093
Phone 817-373-2588

Additional Remarks

ROAD AT RY 35 THLD.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3TX6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCPT - Cleburne Municipal Airport (8 nm N)
KINJ - Hillsboro Municipal Airport (17 nm SE)
KFWS - Fort Worth Spinks Airport (20 nm N)
50F - Bourland Field Airport (23 nm NW)
KGDJ - Granbury Regional Airport (25 nm NW)
 
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From to 3TX6

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Nov-2009
 Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight12:30
Sunrise12:55
Sunset23:32
Evening civil twilight23:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 17:47:19
 
METAR
KCPT 
8nm N 
101725Z AUTO 01010G14KT 10SM CLR 22/16 A3031 RMK AO2 TSNO
KINJ 
17nm SE 
101725Z AUTO 34011KT 10SM CLR 23/15 A3027 RMK AO2 T02270147
TAF
KFTW 
36nm N 
101120Z 1012/1112 35010KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1111/1112 5SM BR OVC008
KACT 
38nm S 
101120Z 1012/1112 36010KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1111/1112 5SM BR OVC007

 
 

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