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72TA Pierce Field Airport
Port O'Connor, Texas, USA


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
PSXr170/18.4PALACIOS VORTAC117.3008E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PORT LAVACA114/23.551505EPKV .--. -.- ...-
BAY CITY210/38.334406EBYY -... -.-- -.--

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 6000 x 75 ft. / 1829 x 23 m
Surface: concrete
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m
Surface: concrete
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft

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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From to 72TA

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1912:19
Sunrise06:4312:43
Sunset17:3523:35
Evening civil twilight17:5923:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 12:41:04
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 06:41:04
 
METAR
KPSX 
16nm N 
081153Z AUTO 05004KT 6SM BR CLR 21/20 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 70001 T02060200 10211 20200 53001
KPKV 
24nm NW 
081209Z AUTO 05007KT 5SM BR BKN120 21/20 A2998 RMK AO2 T02100196
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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