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54TA George P Shanks Airport
Waxahachie, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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
ROUTE 4 BOX 73D
WAXAHACHIE, TX 75165
Phone 214-937-8310
Manager: GEORGE P. SHANKS
ROUTE 4 BOX 73D
WAXAHACHIE, TX 75165
Phone 214-937-8310

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 07-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0312:03
Sunrise07:2712:27
Sunset19:0300:03
Evening civil twilight19:2700:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Oct-2008 01:36:50
Local (UTC-5)  07-Oct-2008 20:36:50
 
METAR
KJWY 
10nm N 
080104Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 18/03 A3007 RMK AO2
KINJ 
17nm SW 
080105Z AUTO 35003KT 10SM CLR 17/08 A3008 RMK AO2
KLNC 
18nm NE 
080110Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 20/03 A3007 RMK AO2
TAF
KDAL 
33nm N 
072320Z 080024 32010KT P6SM SKC FM0800 29004KT P6SM SKC FM1600 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
KDFW 
37nm N 
072320Z 080024 32010KT P6SM SKC FM0800 29004KT P6SM SKC FM1600 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
KNFW 
40nm NW 
072121 33018G28KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS BECMG 2123 35008KT QNH2996INS BECMG 0406 VBR06KT QNH3000INS BECMG 1113 35010KT QNH2994INS T28/23Z T17/12Z
KFTW 
41nm NW 
072320Z 080024 33010KT P6SM SKC FM0800 29004KT P6SM SKC FM1600 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

 
 

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