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83TA Rainbow Field Airport
Purdon, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 83TA
Lat/Long: 31-54-01.0000N 096-36-01.0000W
31-54.016667N 096-36.016667W
31.9002778,-96.6002778
(estimated)
Elevation: 365 ft. / 111 m (estimated)
Variation: 06E (1990)
From city: 4 miles SE of PURDON, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 76639

Airport Operations

Airport use: CLOSED INDEFINITELY
Activation date: 11/1992
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at CRS (13 nm NE): 120.675 (903-872-9321)
WX AWOS-3 at LXY (16 nm S): 127.275 (254-472-9370)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CQYr223/25.9CEDAR CREEK VORTAC114.8006E
ACTr058/37.0WACO VORTAC115.3009E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PYRAMID270/20.641806EPYF .--. -.-- ..-.
ROBINSON042/33.840003EROB .-. --- -...
CROSSROADS251/34.121502ECSZ -.-. ... --..

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 3900 x 150 ft. / 1189 x 46 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JOE BART AVIATION
P.O. BOX 2051
CORSICANA, TX 75110
Phone 214-874-7623
Manager: JOE BEAUCHAMP
P.O. BOX 2051
CORSICANA, TX 75110
Phone 214-874-7623

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.
- (ARPT STATUS) ARPT CLSD INDEFLY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 83TA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCRS - C David Campbell Field-Corsicana Municipal Airport (13 nm NE)
KLXY - Mexia-Limestone County Airport (16 nm S)
F41 - Ennis Municipal Airport (26 nm N)
KINJ - Hillsboro Municipal Airport (28 nm NW)
KCNW - TSTC Waco Airport (29 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2112:21
Sunrise06:4512:45
Sunset18:2900:29
Evening civil twilight18:5300:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Mar-2026 11:27:48
Local (UTC-6)  09-Mar-2026 05:27:48
 
METAR
KCRS 
13nm NE 		091053Z AUTO 19003KT 9SM OVC007 19/18 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01940178
KLXY 
16nm S 		091115Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM OVC006 18/18 A2999 RMK AO2 T01800175 TSNO
TAF
KACT 
37nm SW 		090841Z 0909/1006 18006KT P6SM OVC006 TEMPO 0911/0915 5SM BR OVC004 FM091900 19014KT P6SM BKN035
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