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85TX

Rutherford Ranch Airport
Buda, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	85TX
Lat/Long:	30-04-39.7630N 097-57-56.0260W 30-04.662717N 097-57.933767W 30.0777119,-97.9655628 (estimated)
Elevation:	983 ft. / 299.6 m (surveyed)
Variation:	07E (1985)
From city:	6 miles W of BUDA, TX
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	78610

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	05/1951
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at HYI (12 nm SE):	PHONE 512-353-8005
WX ASOS at AUS (17 nm NE):	PHONE 512-369-7881

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
CWKr225/28.9	CENTEX VORTAC	112.80	06E
SATr037/36.6	SAN ANTONIO VORTAC	116.80	08E
RNDr021/37.4	RANDOLPH VORTAC	112.30	05E
STVr093/39.2	STONEWALL VORTAC	113.80	08E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
GARYS		346/7.2		272		07E		RU	.-. ..-

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions:	3800 x 50 ft. / 1158 x 15 m
Surface:	asphalt
	RUNWAY N	RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Manager:	EUGENE HEIDEMAN 2550 TWO SHELL PLAZA HOUSTON, TX 77002 Phone 713-224-8866

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC AUSTIN APCH AT 512-269-7865.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 85TX.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHYI - San Marcos Regional Airport (12 nm SE)
3R9 - Lakeway Airpark (17 nm N)
KAUS - Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (17 nm NE)
50R - Lockhart Municipal Airport (20 nm SE)
KBAZ - New Braunfels National Airport (23 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-May-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:22	11:22
Sunrise	06:47	11:47
Sunset	20:10	01:10
Evening civil twilight	20:36	01:36

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-May-2026 13:43:30
Local (UTC-5)	04-May-2026 08:43:30

METAR

KHYI 13nm SE	041247Z 17005KT 10SM BKN028 16/14 A2999 RMK AO2
KAUS 18nm NE	041253Z 15004KT 10SM BKN190 OVC250 16/14 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01610139
KATT 19nm NE	041251Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A2998 RMK AO1 SLP145 T01670133
KBAZ 22nm S	041251Z 00000KT 10SM OVC025 17/14 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01670144
KRYW 25nm N	041315Z AUTO 19008G15KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A3001 RMK AO2 T01700137

TAF

KAUS
18nm NE

041120Z 0412/0518 18008KT P6SM BKN250 FM041500 18014G22KT P6SM FEW030 BKN250 FM050200 17010G20KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM050700 18013KT P6SM OVC019

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