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
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ELAr255/10.4 | | EAGLE LAKE VOR/DME | | 116.40 | | 08E |
| IDUr165/19.0 | | INDUSTRY VORTAC | | 110.20 | | 08E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WHARTON | | 315/30.0 | | 245 | | 06E | | ARM | .- .-. -- |
| BRENHAM | | 186/35.6 | | 362 | | 06E | | BNH | -... -. .... |
| YOAKUM | | 053/38.1 | | 350 | | 06E | | OKT | --- -.- - |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 305 ft. | | 177 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes
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 |
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| 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 |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:05 | | 12:05 |
| Sunrise | | 07:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunset | | 18:54 | | 23:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:18 | | 00:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 22:52:15 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 17:52:15 |
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| METAR |
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K3T5
27nm NW | 162035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC008 17/14 A2998 RMK AO2 T01660144
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KARM
30nm SE | 162035Z AUTO 35010KT 10SM OVC008 19/17 A2997 RMK AO2 T01910166
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KTME
34nm E | 162035Z AUTO 31011KT 10SM OVC008 17/17 A2997 RMK AO2
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K11R
35nm N | 162035Z AUTO 35008KT 10SM DZ OVC006 17/16 A3000 RMK AO2 T01700155
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KGYB
40nm NW | 162035Z AUTO 36006KT 330V030 7SM DZ OVC006 15/14 A3004 RMK AO2 T01480141
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KSGR
45nm E | 161953Z 33007KT 10SM OVC006 21/19 A2994 RMK AO2 RAE53 SLP141 P0001 T02060194
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KSGR
45nm E | 161724Z 1618/1718 36006KT P6SM BKN015 OVC028 FM171500 36005KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025
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