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54TA George P Shanks Airport
Waxahachie, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 54TA
Lat/Long: 32-17-59.0000N / 096-52-24.0000W
32-17.983333N / 096-52.400000W
32.2997222 / -96.8733333
(estimated)
Elevation: 610 ft. / 186 m (estimated)
Variation: 06E (1990)
From city: 6 miles S of WAXAHACHIE, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 75167

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/1992
Sectional chart: DALLAS-FT WORTH
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474]
Attendance: DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at JWY (10 nm N): 119.575 (972-937-4747)
WX AWOS-3 at INJ (17 nm SW): 118.725 (254-582-0063)
WX AWOS-3 at LNC (18 nm NE): 118.975 (972-227-0471)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CQYr276/33.9CEDAR CREEK VORTAC114.8006E
TTTr160/35.2MAVERICK VOR/DME113.1006E
CVEr171/35.5COWBOY VOR/DME116.2006E
FUZr150/38.6RANGER VORTAC115.7006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CEDAR HILL155/18.335308EXQH -..- --.- ....
LANCASTER199/18.423906ELNC .-.. -. -.-.
REDBIRD174/22.628706ERBD .-. -... -..
POWELL296/26.734406ECGQ -.-. --. --.-
JECCA212/28.038806EJUG .--- ..- --.
CORSICANA298/29.339606ECRS -.-. .-. ...
MESQUITE204/35.224806EPQF .--. --.- ..-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2900 x 30 ft. / 884 x 9 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: none30 ft. plines

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: GEORGE P. SHANKS
516 JOHNSTON ROAD
WAXAHACHIE, TX 75167
Phone 972-935-0490
Manager: GEORGE P. SHANKS
516 JOHNSTON ROAD
WAXAHACHIE, TX 75167
Phone 972-935-0490

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 2
Single engine airplanes: 2
    

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 54TA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KJWY - Mid-Way Regional Airport (10 nm N)
F41 - Ennis Municipal Airport (11 nm E)
KINJ - Hillsboro Municipal Airport (17 nm SW)
KLNC - Lancaster Airport (18 nm NE)
KRBD - Dallas Executive Airport (23 nm N)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4412:44
Sunrise07:1113:11
Sunset17:2123:21
Evening civil twilight17:4823:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Nov-2009 18:04:37
Local (UTC-6)  30-Nov-2009 12:04:37
 
METAR
KJWY 
10nm N 
301745Z AUTO 36011KT 7SM CLR 09/01 A3023 RMK AO2 T00910011 10096 20055
KINJ 
17nm SW 
301745Z AUTO 35010KT 10SM CLR 11/01 A3021 RMK AO2 T01080010 10108 20060
KLNC 
18nm NE 
301748Z AUTO 36010KT 10SM CLR 10/01 A3024 RMK AO2
TAF
KDAL 
33nm N 
301724Z 3018/0118 36010KT P6SM OVC250 FM010000 03008KT P6SM BKN250 FM011600 09007KT P6SM VCSH OVC070
KDFW 
37nm N 
301724Z 3018/0124 01012KT P6SM OVC250 FM010000 04008KT P6SM BKN250 FM011600 09007KT P6SM VCSH OVC070 FM012200 02006KT P6SM -RA OVC030
KFTW 
41nm NW 
301724Z 3018/0118 36010KT P6SM OVC250 FM010000 03008KT P6SM BKN250 FM011600 09007KT P6SM VCSH OVC070

 
 

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