FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
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 |
| IDUr165/19.1 | | INDUSTRY VORTAC | | 110.20 | | 08E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WHARTON | | 315/30.0 | | 245 | | 06E | | ARM | .- .-. -- |
| BRENHAM | | 186/35.7 | | 362 | | 06E | | BNH | -... -. .... |
| YOAKUM | | 053/38.1 | | 350 | | 06E | | OKT | --- -.- - |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 15/33 NBRS & DSPLCD THLD BARS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 305 ft. | | 177 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good 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: | 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 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 54/week * | | 75% | local general aviation | | 25% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 16 June 2008 | |
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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-Dec-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:05 | | 13:05 |
| Sunset | | 17:26 | | 23:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:52 | | 23:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 10:47:33 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 01-Dec-2009 04:47:33 |
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| METAR |
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K3T5
27nm NW | 011025Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM OVC026 10/05 A2995 RMK AO2 T01010048
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KARM
30nm SE | 011025Z AUTO 06008KT 10SM SCT041 SCT110 11/07 A2991 RMK AO2 T01120072
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KTME
34nm E | 010955Z AUTO 10SM A2996 RMK A01 PWINO PNO FZRANO TSNO RVRNO
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K11R
35nm N | 011019Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM CLR 10/06 A2993 RMK AO2
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KGYB
40nm NW | 011025Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM OVC029 09/04 A2999 RMK AO2 T00890038
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KSGR
45nm E | 010953Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM OVC023 10/04 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01000044
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KSGR
45nm E | 010829Z 0108/0206 05007KT P6SM SCT035 OVC070 TEMPO 0108/0111 6SM -RA BR BKN027 OVC035 FM011100 06011KT 6SM -RA BR BKN025 OVC050 FM011500 06011KT P6SM -RA SCT015 OVC035 FM011800 06010KT 6SM -RA BR OVC012 FM012100 02008KT 5SM RA BR OVC012 FM020100 3501
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| NOTAMs |
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