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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 66R
Lat/Long: 29-38-27.8510N / 096-30-56.8930W
29-38.464183N / 096-30.948217W
29.6410697 / -96.5158036
(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: MON-SAT 0730-1100
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BCN OTS INDEFLY.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ELAr255/10.4EAGLE LAKE VOR/DME116.4008E
IDUr165/19.1INDUSTRY VORTAC110.2008E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WHARTON315/30.024506EARM .- .-. --
BRENHAM186/35.736206EBNH -... -. ....
YOAKUM053/38.135006EOKT --- -.- -

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 409-732-6249 OR PAGE 1-800-604-9075.
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 15/33 NBRS & DSPLCD THLD BARS FADED.
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 305 ft.177 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left2-light PAPI on left
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: 6 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 49 ft. right of centerline
APCH RATIO 0:1 FM DSPLCD THLD BASED ON +4 FT FENCE 85 FT R OF CNTRLN AT DSPLCD THLD.
+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.
8 ft. brush, 200 ft. from runway, 87 ft. left of centerline
APCH RATIO 0:1 FM DSPLCD THLD BASED ON +4 FT FENCE 85 FT L OF CNTRLN AT DSPLCD THLD.
+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: BOB COWART
PO BOX 236
COLUMBUS, TX 78934
Phone 979-732-9500
AMGR OFFICE.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 7
Single engine airplanes: 7
    
Aircraft operations: avg 54/week *
75% local general aviation
25% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 07 September 2005

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 12-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1011:10
Sunrise06:3611:36
Sunset20:0901:09
Evening civil twilight20:3501:35

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-May-2008 14:35:16
Local (UTC-5)  12-May-2008 09:35:16
 
METAR
K3T5 
27nm NW 
121425Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM OVC060 19/10 A2997 RMK AO2
KARM 
30nm SE 
121426Z AUTO 08009KT 10SM OVC060 22/11 A2999 RMK AO2
K11R 
35nm N 
121426Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM BKN065 17/08 A3000 RMK AO2
KGYB 
40nm NW 
121425Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM BKN048 OVC055 18/08 A3000 RMK AO2
KSGR 
45nm E 
121353Z 11009KT 10SM BKN070 20/07 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02000072
TAF
KSGR 
45nm E 
121125Z 121212 04005KT P6SM SKC FM1400 10007KT P6SM FEW060 BKN250 FM1700 13014KT P6SM BKN060 BKN200 FM0400 15011KT P6SM FEW012 BKN020 FM0700 17008KT P6SM SCT008 BKN010
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Colorado County 979-732-9500
979-732-1368
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Passenger terminal and lounge, Courtesy transportation, Public telephone, Internet access, Restrooms

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100LL 
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Jet A 
$4.59 
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