FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 59TX |
| Lat/Long: | 32-29-14.0000N / 097-29-25.0000W 32-29.233333N / 097-29.416667W 32.4872222 / -97.4902778 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 990 ft. / 302 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 06E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of GODLEY, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 76044 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 02/1998 |
| 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: | yes |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at CPT (9 nm S): | 119.525 (817-641-4135) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FWS (10 nm NE): | 120.025 (817-426-4172) |
| WX AWOS-3 at GDJ (17 nm W): | 118.925 (817-573-7514) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| JENr039/27.8 | | GLEN ROSE VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 06E |
| FUZr207/28.8 | | RANGER VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 06E |
| MQPr110/29.4 | | MILLSAP VORTAC | | 117.70 | | 09E |
| TTTr219/32.3 | | MAVERICK VOR/DME | | 113.10 | | 06E |
| CVEr225/38.2 | | COWBOY VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CEDAR HILL | | 248/26.7 | | 353 | | 08E | | XQH | -..- --.- .... |
| REDBIRD | | 244/33.3 | | 287 | | 06E | | RBD | .-. -... -.. |
| LANCASTER | | 256/39.3 | | 239 | | 06E | | LNC | .-.. -. -.-. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 100 ft. / 914 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 01/19 OUTLINED WITH WHITE BARRELS & WHITE PLASTIC PIPES. |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | none | | 50 ft. pline, marked |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | BENJAMIN F MORRISON III 5621 CR 913 A GODLEY, TX 76044 Phone 817-309-3959 |
| Manager: | BENJAMIN F MORRISON III 5621 CR 913 A GODLEY, TX 76044 Phone 817-309-3959 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 59TX.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
50F - Bourland Field Airport (8 nm NW)
KCPT - Cleburne Municipal Airport (9 nm S)
KFWS - Fort Worth Spinks Airport (10 nm NE)
KGDJ - Granbury Regional Airport (17 nm W)
KNFW - Fort Worth Naval Air Station JRB/Carswell Field (17 nm N)
KWEA - Parker County Airport (18 nm NW)
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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 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 11:01 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunset | | 20:40 | | 01:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:08 | | 02:08 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 21:43:42 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Jul-2009 16:43:42 |
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| METAR |
KCPT 9nm S | 052105Z AUTO 34007G15KT 10SM FEW034 FEW045 32/22 A2994 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E
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KFWS 11nm NE | 052047Z 36004KT 20SM SCT029 BKN110 32/21 A2994
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KGDJ 17nm W | AWOS-3 118.925 817-573-7514
052102Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM SCT038 SCT044 SCT050 32/21 A2993 RMK AO2 T03220207
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KNFW 17nm N | 052052Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT019 BKN080 BKN120 29/22 A2997 RMK AO2 RAB15E51 SLP134 P0000 60000 T02890217 58009 $
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