FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 4XS7 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-31-37.3850N / 098-21-31.5250W
30-31.623083N / 098-21.525417W
30.5270514 / -98.3587569
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1093 ft. / 333.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07E (1990) |
| From city: | 50 miles W of AUSTIN, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 78657 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 02/1972 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN ANTONIO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK
ATTENDANT ON CALL AT NIGHT CALL 210-598-2511. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, OVERNIGHT PARKING FEE. |
Airport Communications
| UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at BMQ (14 nm NE): | 119.925 (512-756-7277) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| STVr035/26.3 | | STONEWALL VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 08E |
| LLOr118/27.4 | | LLANO VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 08E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5977 x 100 ft. / 1822 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | NSTD NPI & DSPLCD THR MARKINGS - GOOD. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 30-32.116000N | | 30-31.130167N |
| Longitude: | 098-21.514500W | | 098-21.536333W |
| Elevation: | 1070.4 ft. | | 1092.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 181 true | | 354 magnetic, 001 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 301 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box SAVASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
SAVASI OTS INDEFLY. | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 25 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 40 ft. right of centerline
25' TREES 40' FROM THR; 61' RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | HORSESHOE BAY RSRT & CONF CTR
BOX 7766
HORSESHOE BAY, TX 78654
Phone 210-598-2511
ATTN: RON MITCHELL, GENERAL MGR. |
| Manager: | STAN BARNES
BOX 7766
HORSESHOE BAY, TX 78654
Phone 830-598-6386 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 59/day * | | 65% | transient general aviation | | 30% | local general aviation | | 5% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 20 February 1985 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | AVERAGE 25 ACFT ON WEEKENDS. |
| - | DEER CROSSING RWY. DEER MOST FREQUENTLY CROSS FROM ONE HOUR BEFORE SUNRISE TO ONE HOUR AFTER & ONE HOUR BEFORE SUNSET TO ONE HOUR AFTER. |
| - | RY 17 DESCENDS TO ROAD AT THR 50'. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 4XS7.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBMQ - Burnet Municipal Airport-Kate Craddock Field (14 nm NE)
KRYW - Lago Vista TX - Rusty Allen Airport (20 nm E)
3R9 - Lakeway Airpark (21 nm SE)
KAQO - Llano Municipal Airport (22 nm NW)
T82 - Gillespie County Airport (33 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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From the south/southwest at about 2400 ft AGL
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 03-Dec-2008
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 12:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 13:16 |
| Sunset | | 17:31 | | 23:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:57 | | 23:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 03-Dec-2008 20:51:12 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 03-Dec-2008 14:51:12 |
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| METAR |
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KBMQ
14nm NE | 031953Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 25/08 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02500083
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KAQO
22nm NW | 032025Z AUTO 30011KT 10SM CLR 28/00 A2988 RMK AO2
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KAUS
37nm SE | 031741Z 0318/0418 22014G24KT P6SM FEW035 BKN250 FM032300 34017G25KT P6SM FEW070 SCT250 FM040400 35020G30KT P6SM SKC FM041300 36015G25KT P6SM SKC
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