AirNav: KECU - Edwards County Airport

KECU

Edwards County Airport
Rocksprings, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	ECU
Lat/Long:	29-56-48.9105N 100-10-25.8768W 29-56.815175N 100-10.431280W 29.9469196,-100.1738547 (estimated)
Elevation:	2372.2 ft. / 723.0 m (surveyed)
Variation:	07E (2000)
From city:	4 miles SE of ROCKSPRINGS, TX
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	78880

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	02/1977
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	ECU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	SS-SR
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3:	118.175 (830-683-2425)
DEL RIO APPROACH:	119.6
DEL RIO DEPARTURE:	119.6

APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 125.75/346.4 (ROCK SPRINGS RCAG) WHEN DEL RIO APCH CTL (DLF) CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
RSGr112/7.7		ROCKSPRINGS VORTAC		114.55		10E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions:

4050 x 50 ft. / 1234 x 15 m

Surface:

asphalt, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

13.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

Runway edge markings:

MRKGS FADED.

RUNWAY 14

RUNWAY 32

Latitude:

29-57.089513N

29-56.540830N

Longitude:

100-10.650122W

100-10.212458W

Elevation:

2367.1 ft.

2368.7 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

138 magnetic, 145 true

318 magnetic, 325 true

Displaced threshold:

278 ft.
NGT OPN DSPLCD THR LGTS ARE 288 FT FM RWY END.

Markings:

nonprecision, in poor condition

basic, in poor condition

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

25 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway
8 FT MKD FENCE, 30 FT DSTC.

23 ft. trees, 780 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	COUNTY OF EDWARDS EDWARDS CTY COURTHOUSE, 100 WEST MAIN ROCKSPRINGS, TX 78880 Phone 830-683-6122
Manager:	JASON ARP , BOX 348 ROCKSPRINGS, TX 78880 Phone 830-683-7193 ROAD AND BRIDGE SUPT.

Additional Remarks

-	GATE ACES USE FLD ELEV.
-	FOR CD CTC LAUGHLIN APCH AT 830-298-5192, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
-	GRAVEL PIT ADJ TO RWY W SIDE, 12 FT DIRT PILES 156 FT FM RWY CL.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 06 August 2026 at 0901Z to 03 September 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14		download (203KB)
VOR RWY 14		download (243KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (13KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (105KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KJCT - Kimble County Airport (40 nm NE)
KSOA - Sonora Municipal Airport (46 nm NW)
KDLF - Laughlin AFB Airport (47 nm SW)
KUVA - Garner Field Airport (50 nm SE)
KDRT - Del Rio International Airport (52 nm SW)

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Area around KECU (Edwards County Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:45	11:45
Sunrise	07:10	12:10
Sunset	20:20	01:20
Evening civil twilight	20:45	01:45

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Aug-2026 20:42:16
Local (UTC-5)	16-Aug-2026 15:42:16

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