FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
FOR FP FILING CALL CXO FSS 1-800-833-5602. |
| NOTAMs facility: | CXO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BCN OTS INDEFLY. |
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 VORTAC | | 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: | hangars and 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: | 60 ft. trees, 1650 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear | | 55 ft. tree, 976 ft. from runway, 170 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | NEWTON COUNTY
PO BOX J
NEWTON, TX 75966
Phone 409-379-5691 |
| Manager: | TRUMAN DOUGHARTY
PO BOX J
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 26 September 2008 | |
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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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 12:34 |
| Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 12:59 |
| Sunset | | 18:00 | | 24:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:25 | | 00:25 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 13:31:24 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 07:31:24 |
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| METAR |
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KJAS
15nm W | 131255Z AUTO 11007KT 7SM -RA OVC050 05/00 A3016 RMK AO2 P0001 T00540002
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KDRI
21nm E | 131255Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM BKN050 OVC075 03/00 A3017 RMK AO2 P0001
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KPOE
42nm E | 1309/1409 13007KT 8000 -SHRA OVC080 QNH3016INS BECMG 1315/1316 14008KT 8000 -SHRA OVC025 QNH2995INS BECMG 1400/1401 14007KT 8000 -SHRA OVC007 540207 QNH2990INS T14/1322Z T02/1309Z
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