FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 72TA |
| Lat/Long: | 28-27-31.0000N / 096-17-31.0000W
28-27.516667N / 096-17.516667W
28.4586111 / -96.2919444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5 ft. / 2 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 06E (1990) |
| From city: | 6 miles W of PORT O'CONNOR, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 77483 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 11/1992 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX ASOS at PSX (16 nm N): | 118.025 (361-972-0101) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PSXr170/18.4 | | PALACIOS VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 08E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PORT LAVACA | | 114/23.5 | | 515 | | 05E | | PKV | .--. -.- ...- |
| BAY CITY | | 210/38.3 | | 344 | | 06E | | BYY | -... -.-- -.-- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 75 ft. / 1829 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | AARON C. PIERCE
P.O. BOX 259
KEMAH, TX 77565
Phone 713-474-5034 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 72TA.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPSX - Palacios Municipal Airport (16 nm N)
KPKV - Calhoun County Airport (24 nm NW)
KBYY - Bay City Municipal Airport (38 nm NE)
KVCT - Victoria Regional Airport (41 nm NW)
KRKP - Aransas County Airport (46 nm SW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 28-Aug-2008
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunset | | 19:49 | | 00:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:13 | | 01:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Aug-2008 01:44:27 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 28-Aug-2008 20:44:27 |
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| METAR |
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KPSX
16nm N | 290053Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP103 T02830239
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KPKV
24nm NW | 290126Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2984 RMK AO2
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KVCT
42nm NW | 282324Z 290024 15007KT P6SM SCT035 SCT250 FM0200 14004KT P6SM FEW018 FM0700 VRB02KT 4SM BR FEW001 FM1000 VRB02KT 2SM BR SCT001 BKN015 TEMPO 1013 1/2SM FG BKN001 FM1400 08005KT P6SM SCT020 FM2000 11009KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB
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