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73F Wings For Christ International Flight Academy Airport
Waco, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: 73F
Lat/Long: 31-37-25.5950N / 097-01-20.9910W
31-37.426583N / 097-01.349850W
31.6237764 / -97.0224975
(estimated)
Elevation: 455 ft. / 139 m (estimated)
Variation: 07E (1985)
From city: 8 miles NE of WACO, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 76705

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1965
Sectional chart: SAN ANTONIO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474]
NOTAMs facility: FTW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT LIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at CNW (2.8 nm W): 134.225 (254-867-3880)
WX ASOS at ACT (11 nm W): PHONE 254-754-6148
WX AWOS-3 at PWG (17 nm SW): 135.525 (254-848-4581)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ACTr091/12.8WACO VORTAC115.3009E
GNLr271/24.3GROESBECK VOR/DME108.8005E
TPLr031/32.3TEMPLE VOR/DME110.4009E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ROBINSON011/7.640007EROB .-. --- -...
MEXIA264/26.132904ELXY .-.. -..- -.--

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 3000 x 80 ft. / 914 x 24 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD LIRL DUE TO COLOR.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern: leftright
Displaced threshold: 315 ft.no
Obstructions: 10 ft. road, 89 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 25:1 TO ROAD 25 FT ABOVE RY, ACROSS THE APCH, 640 FT FROM THE DSPLCD THLD.
39 ft. tree, 88 ft. from runway, 90 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: WINGS FOR CHRIST INTL FLIGHT
246 S. LEAGURE RANGE RD
WACO, TX 76705
Phone 254-799-0727
ACADEMY.
Manager: JOEL NEW
371 W. OLD AXTELL RD
WACO, TX 76705
Phone 254-723-3277

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 11
Single engine airplanes: 10
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 69/week *
67% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 07 April 2013

Additional Remarks

+4 FT FENCE ALONG BOTH SIDES OF RY 70 FT FM CNTRLN SOUTH HALF OF RY.
RY 34 15-25 FT TREES AND BRUSH 90 FT FM THLD ACROSS APCH.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 73F.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCNW - TSTC Waco Airport (3 nm W)
KACT - Waco Regional Airport (11 nm W)
KPWG - Mc Gregor Executive Airport (17 nm SW)
T15 - Marlin Airport (19 nm SE)
KLXY - Mexia-Limestone County Airport (26 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0812:08
Sunrise07:3312:33
Sunset18:5423:54
Evening civil twilight19:1900:19

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 23:45:58
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 18:45:58
 
METAR
KACT 
11nm W 
162251Z 35009KT 10SM OVC046 17/11 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01670111
KPWG 
18nm SW 
162255Z AUTO 35009KT 10SM BKN039 BKN047 17/11 A3002 RMK AO1
TAF
KACT 
11nm W 
161738Z 1618/1718 35009KT P6SM OVC012 TEMPO 1618/1619 -DZ BKN008 FM162100 01011KT P6SM SCT011 BKN022 FM170000 35008KT P6SM BKN030 FM170300 35006KT P6SM BKN045 BKN070
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Hotels near Wings For Christ International Flight Academy Airport

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN WACO 4.3 94-140
HOLIDAY INN HOTEL & SUITES WACO NORTHWEST 4.9 108-166
FAIRFIELD INN WACO NORTH BY MARRIOTT 5.2 110-111
WACO KNIGHTS INN 5.4 44-50
COMFORT INN AND SUITES WACO 5.4 83-92
WACO-DAYS INN 5.5 58-69
THE ORCHID HOTEL 5.8 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Wings For Christ International Flight Academy Airport

3 in Lacy-Lakeview
23 in Waco
1 in West
1 in Hewitt
 

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