FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| PSXr170/18.4 | | PALACIOS VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 08E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| 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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| Aerial photo |
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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 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunrise | | 06:43 | | 12:43 |
| Sunset | | 17:35 | | 23:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:59 | | 23:59 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 12:41:04 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 06:41:04 |
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| METAR |
KPSX 16nm N | 081153Z AUTO 05004KT 6SM BR CLR 21/20 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 70001 T02060200 10211 20200 53001
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KPKV 24nm NW | 081209Z AUTO 05007KT 5SM BR BKN120 21/20 A2998 RMK AO2 T02100196
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| TAF |
KVCT 42nm NW | 081205Z 0812/0912 05006KT 3SM BR VCSH SCT015 OVC100 TEMPO 0812/0814 2SM +SHRA BR BKN015 OVC020 FM081400 07007KT 6SM -SHRA BKN015 OVC050 FM081800 07010KT 6SM -SHRA SCT025CB BKN040 TEMPO 0819/0823 VRB15G25KT 3SM TSRA BR BKN015CB OVC030 FM090200 05008KT
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