FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 61R |
| Lat/Long: | 30-53-02.6000N / 093-44-32.9000W
30-53.043333N / 093-44.548333W
30.8840556 / -93.7424722
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 322 ft. / 98 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 05E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of NEWTON, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 75966 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1967 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CXO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at JAS (15 nm W): | 118.375 (409-489-1603) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FXUr241/(30.2) | | POLK VOR | | 108.40 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| JASPER | | 102/15.6 | | 344 | | 04E | | JAS | .--- .- ... |
| DE RIDDER | | 287/22.5 | | 385 | | 04E | | DXB | -.. -..- -... |
| LEESVILLE | | 236/24.4 | | 247 | | 02E | | VED | ...- . -.. |
| GATOR | | 251/30.0 | | 359 | | 02E | | GUV | --. ..- ...- |
| DE QUINCY | | 330/30.4 | | 410 | | 02E | | DQU | -.. --.- ..- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 60 ft. / 1219 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 30-53.313280N | | 30-52.772630N |
| Longitude: | 093-44.768188W | | 093-44.329310W |
| Elevation: | 322.0 ft. | | 285.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | | | 0.9% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 140 magnetic, 145 true | | 320 magnetic, 325 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 61 ft. tree, 1277 ft. from runway, 180 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. tree, 684 ft. from runway, 158 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | NEWTON COUNTY
PO BOX 1380
NEWTON, TX 75966
Phone 409-379-5691 |
| Manager: | TRUMAN DOUGHARTY
PO BOX 1380
NEWTON, TX 75966
Phone 409-379-5691
COUNTY JUDGE. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 50/month * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2012 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 61R.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KJAS - Jasper County Airport-Bell Field (15 nm W)
KDRI - Beauregard Regional Airport (21 nm E)
L39 - Leesville Airport (27 nm NE)
KPOE - Polk Army Airfield (30 nm E)
5R8 - De Quincy Industrial Airpark (30 nm SE)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunset | | 18:42 | | 23:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:06 | | 00:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 23:27:06 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 18:27:06 |
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| METAR |
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KJAS
15nm W | 162255Z AUTO 36005KT 10SM DZ 22/20 A2996 RMK AO2 T02160197
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KDRI
21nm E | 162255Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM SCT011 SCT036 OVC060 22/20 A2995 RMK AO2 T02180199
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KPOE
42nm E | 1620/1722 33010KT 8000 -SHRA BKN030 QNH2986INS BECMG 1701/1702 35009KT 9999 NSW BKN008 OVC065 QNH2984INS TEMPO 1710/1713 6000 BR BKN004 BECMG 1714/1715 36012KT 9999 OVC010 QNH2991INS BECMG 1718/1719 03008KT 9999 OVC015 QNH2997INS T26/1621Z T15/1712Z AMD 162026
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