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86XS Gesin Ranches Airport
Sweetwater, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 86XS
Lat/Long: 32-24-00.4370N 100-22-01.3720W
32-24.007283N 100-22.022867W
32.4001214,-100.3670478
(estimated)
Elevation: 2200 ft. / 671 m (estimated)
Variation: 08E (1985)
From city: 4 miles S of SWEETWATER, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 79556

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/1974
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at SWW (6 nm NW): 119.025 (325-236-9652)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ABIr249/26.0ABILENE VORTAC113.7010E
TQAr279/29.6TUSCOLA VOR/DME111.6010E

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 2600 x 175 ft. / 792 x 53 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern: rightright
Obstructions: plinenone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: RICHARD M GESIN
STAR ROUTE
SWEETWATER, TX 79556
Phone 915-235-9849
Manager: RICHARD M GESIN
STAR ROUTE
SWEETWATER, TX 79556
Phone 915-235-9849

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 86XS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSWW - Avenger Field Airport (6 nm NW)
KDYS - Dyess Air Force Base (26 nm E)
77F - Winters Municipal Airport (33 nm SE)
KSNK - Winston Field Airport (34 nm NW)
KABI - Abilene Regional Airport (35 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0112:01
Sunrise07:2612:26
Sunset20:0301:03
Evening civil twilight20:2801:28

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Apr-2026 14:06:31
Local (UTC-5)  05-Apr-2026 09:06:31
 
METAR
KSWW 
6nm NW 		051355Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM 13/04 A3045 RMK AO2 T01250036
TAF
KDYS 
27nm E 		051200Z 0512/0618 VRB06KT 9999 BKN170 QNH3035INS BECMG 0513/0514 07012G18KT 9999 FEW170 QNH3030INS BECMG 0601/0602 VRB06KT 9999 SCT170 QNH3030INS TX20/0522Z TN08/0611Z
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