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49R Real County Airport
Leakey, Texas, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 49R
Lat/Long: 29-44-43.8040N / 099-45-39.2130W
29-44.730067N / 099-45.653550W
29.7455011 / -99.7608925
(estimated)
Elevation: 1640 ft. / 500 m (estimated)
Variation: 08E (1985)
From city: 1 mile N of LEAKEY, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 78873

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1976
Sectional chart: SAN ANTONIO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SJT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CSIr242/30.4CENTER POINT VORTAC117.5008E
RSGr110/32.4ROCKSPRINGS VORTAC111.2010E
HDOr300/38.6HONDO VOR/DME109.4008E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
UVALDE350/34.128107EUVA ..- ...- .-
HONDO298/38.032908EHMA .... -- .-

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 3975 x 50 ft. / 1212 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 11.0
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD LIRL DUE TO COLOR.
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 240 ft.
DSPLCD THLD UNLGTD.
270 ft.
DSPLCD THLD UNLGTD.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Obstructions: 20 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway
+30 FT TREE 80 FT R OF RY CNTRLN AT THLD.
30 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway
APCH SLOPE 0:1 FM DSPLCD THLD TO +4 FT FENCE 75 FT L OF CNTRLN AT DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
COUNTY LEASES RY, TWY, APRON & ENT RD.
Owner: BUZ MAXWELL
20 CAMPDEN
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78412
Phone 361-739-8279
Manager: W.B. SANSOM
PO BOX M
LEAKEY, TX 78873
Phone 830-232-5304
COUNTY JUDGE.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 4
Single engine airplanes: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 23/week *
67% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 20 January 2009

Additional Remarks

+4' FENCE 75' WEST RWY CNTRLN FULL LENGTH RWY.
+4' FENCE 100' EAST RWY CNTRLN FROM RWY 15 THR SOUTH TO NORTH TWY.
DO NOT USE TURF TWY FROM APRON TO END OF RWY 33.
ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ADJ TO RY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 49R.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KECU - Edwards County Airport (25 nm NW)
KUVA - Garner Field Airport (32 nm S)
KERV - Kerrville Municipal Airport/Louis Schreiner Field (38 nm E)
KHDO - Hondo Municipal Airport (38 nm SE)
KJCT - Kimble County Airport (46 nm N)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 49R (Real County Airport)
Photo by Tim Ingram
Taken in May 2006

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From to 49R

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4712:47
Sunrise07:1313:13
Sunset17:3923:39
Evening civil twilight18:0500:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Nov-2009 20:16:07
Local (UTC-6)  25-Nov-2009 14:16:07
 
METAR
KECU 
25nm NW 
251945Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/M05 A3026 RMK AO2
KUVA 
32nm S 
251948Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/M04 A3021 RMK AO2 T01711040
KERV 
38nm E 
251948Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/M12 A3020 RMK AO2
KHDO 
38nm SE 
251951Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/M06 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP226 T01831061
KJCT 
45nm N 
251951Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/M08 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP212 T01781078 TSNO
TAF
KJCT 
45nm N 
251720Z 2518/2618 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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