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 09-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 12:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 12:53 |
| Sunset | | 17:26 | | 23:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:52 | | 23:52 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 21:36:10 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Nov-2009 15:36:10 |
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| METAR |
KTKI 19nm SW | 092053Z 02007KT 10SM FEW037 SCT050 BKN110 23/14 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP208 T02330144 56015
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KGYI 21nm NW | 092104Z AUTO 10007KT 10SM SCT047 OVC110 24/13 A3017 RMK AO2
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KGVT 28nm SE | 092103Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM SCT041 SCT047 25/14 A3015 RMK AO2
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KDUA 30nm N | 092114Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM BKN039 OVC045 24/14 A3017 RMK AO2
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KADS 37nm SW | 092045Z 03009KT 10SM SCT033 SCT055 BKN120 24/16 A3014
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| TAF |
KDAL 43nm SW | 091734Z 0918/1018 05006KT P6SM SCT025 OVC100 TEMPO 0918/0920 BKN025 FM092200 03005KT P6SM SCT100 FM101000 36006KT P6SM SCT025 FM101500 36011KT P6SM FEW100
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KDFW 46nm SW | 091734Z 0918/1024 05006KT P6SM SCT025 OVC100 TEMPO 0918/0920 BKN025 FM092200 03006KT P6SM SCT100 FM101000 35007KT P6SM SCT025 FM101500 36011KT P6SM FEW100
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