FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 48TX |
| Lat/Long: | 33-27-15.3930N / 096-22-53.9380W 33-27.256550N / 096-22.898967W 33.4542758 / -96.3816494 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 790 ft. / 241 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 06E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of TRENTON, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 75491 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 11/1990 |
| 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 ASOS at TKI (20 nm SW): | 119.925 (972-548-8525) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BYPr230/8.9 | | BONHAM VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 06E |
| URHr174/29.4 | | TEXOMA VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CADDO MILLS | | 339/25.7 | | 316 | | 06E | | MII | -- .. .. |
| DENISON | | 141/26.4 | | 341 | | 06E | | DNI | -.. -. .. |
| CASH | | 326/32.4 | | 428 | | 05E | | SYW | ... -.-- .-- |
| MESQUITE | | 005/39.4 | | 248 | | 06E | | PQF | .--. --.- ..-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3900 x 150 ft. / 1189 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | TRI-COUNTY AERODROME, INC. RT 2 BOX 15 WHITEWRIGHT, TX 75491 Phone 903-364-5103 |
| Manager: | ALFONZ TRONE RT 2 BOX 15 WHITEWRIGHT, TX 75491 Phone 903-364-5103 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | PARACHUTE JUMPING ACTIVITIES SR-SS, 7 DAYS WK. SFC 14,000 MSL. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 48TX.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
F00 - Jones Field Airport (14 nm NE)
KSWI - Sherman Municipal Airport (14 nm NW)
KTKI - Collin County Regional Airport at Mc Kinney (20 nm SW)
KGYI - Grayson County Airport (21 nm NW)
7F3 - Caddo Mills Municipal Airport (26 nm S)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 12:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 13:17 |
| Sunset | | 17:17 | | 23:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:44 | | 23:44 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Dec-2009 02:25:18 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 07-Dec-2009 20:25:18 |
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| METAR |
KTKI 19nm SW | 080153Z 03003KT 5SM BR OVC005 03/03 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP200 T00280028
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KGYI 21nm NW | 080145Z AUTO 04005KT 2SM BR OVC003 02/01 A3008 RMK AO2 T00150013
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KGVT 28nm SE | 080145Z AUTO 36003KT 4SM BR OVC005 05/04 A3007 RMK AO2
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KDUA 30nm N | 080156Z AUTO 02009KT 2SM BR OVC005 02/02 A3009 RMK AO2
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KADS 37nm SW | 080147Z 04004KT 3SM DZ OVC005 03/03 A3009
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| TAF |
KDAL 43nm SW | 072323Z 0800/0824 03009KT 1SM -DZ BR OVC004 TEMPO 0810/0814 1/2SM FG OVC002 FM081700 19013KT 3SM BR OVC008 FM082000 21016G26KT 6SM BR OVC010
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KDFW 46nm SW | 072323Z 0800/0906 03009KT 1SM -DZ BR OVC004 TEMPO 0810/0814 1/2SM FG OVC002 FM081700 19013KT 3SM BR OVC008 FM082000 21016G26KT 6SM BR OVC010 FM090000 24016KT P6SM FEW050
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