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66R Robert R Wells Jr. Airport
Columbus, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: 66R
Lat/Long: 29-38-29.4400N / 096-30-57.4400W
29-38.490667N / 096-30.957333W
29.6415111 / -96.5159556
(estimated)
Elevation: 242 ft. / 74 m (estimated)
Variation: 06E (1985)
From city: 3 miles S of COLUMBUS, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 77412

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1981
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. ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ELAr255/10.4EAGLE LAKE VOR/DME116.4008E
IDUr165/19.0INDUSTRY VORTAC110.2008E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WHARTON315/30.024506EARM .- .-. --
BRENHAM186/35.636206EBNH -... -. ....
YOAKUM053/38.135006EOKT --- -.- -

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
SELF SERVICE FUEL WITH MAJOR CREDIT CARD.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 3800 x 60 ft. / 1158 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY MARKINGS FADED.
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 305 ft.177 ft.
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left2-light PAPI on left
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
REIL OTS INDEFLY.
Obstructions: 6 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 49 ft. right of centerline
+4 FT FENCE 180 FT FM THLD; PAVED RD 200 FT FM THLD; +4 FT FENCE 85 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN PARALLEL TO CNTRLN; +13 FT BRUSH 170 FT FM THLD ON CNTRLN.
12 ft. brush, 200 ft. from runway, 87 ft. left of centerline
+4 FT FENCE 110 FT FM THLD; +4 FT FENCE 85 FT L OF CNTRLN PARALLEL TO CNTRLN; +25 FT TREE 100 FT L & 140 FT FM THLD; +8 FT BRUSH 100 FT L & 110 FT FM THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COLORADO COUNTY
PO BOX 236
COLUMBUS, TX 78934
Phone 979-732-2604
COUNTY JUDGE OFFICE.
Manager: CLIFFORD WENSKE
1210 WALNUT STREET
COLUMBUS, TX 78934
Phone 979-732-2843
AMGR OFFICE.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 10
Single engine airplanes: 7
Ultralights: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 54/week *
75% local general aviation
25% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 16 September 2011

Additional Remarks

ULTRA-LIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 66R.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KELA - Eagle Lake Airport (10 nm E)
3T5 - Fayette Regional Air Center Airport (28 nm NW)
KARM - Wharton Regional Airport (30 nm SE)
KTME - Houston Executive Airport (34 nm E)
11R - Brenham Municipal Airport (35 nm N)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0512:05
Sunrise07:2912:29
Sunset18:5423:54
Evening civil twilight19:1800:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 22:52:15
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 17:52:15
 
METAR
K3T5 
27nm NW 
162035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC008 17/14 A2998 RMK AO2 T01660144
KARM 
30nm SE 
162035Z AUTO 35010KT 10SM OVC008 19/17 A2997 RMK AO2 T01910166
KTME 
34nm E 
162035Z AUTO 31011KT 10SM OVC008 17/17 A2997 RMK AO2
K11R 
35nm N 
162035Z AUTO 35008KT 10SM DZ OVC006 17/16 A3000 RMK AO2 T01700155
KGYB 
40nm NW 
162035Z AUTO 36006KT 330V030 7SM DZ OVC006 15/14 A3004 RMK AO2 T01480141
KSGR 
45nm E 
161953Z 33007KT 10SM OVC006 21/19 A2994 RMK AO2 RAE53 SLP141 P0001 T02060194
TAF
KSGR 
45nm E 
161724Z 1618/1718 36006KT P6SM BKN015 OVC028 FM171500 36005KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Colorado County 979-732-9500
979-484-6047
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Passenger terminal and lounge, Courtesy transportation, Pilots lounge / snooze room, ...

More info about Colorado County
Phillips 66
100LL Jet A
SS $5.30 $4.34 
 Updated 29-Aug-2013
 
   5 read write
SS=Self service
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Hotels near Robert R Wells Jr. Airport

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN AND SUITES 3.6 
COUNTRY HEARTH COLUMBUS TX 3.7 70-78
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES COLUMBUS 4.9 99-109
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES COLUMBUS 5.1 87-124

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