FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | F17 |
| Lat/Long: | 31-49-53.7420N 094-09-23.1240W
31-49.895700N 094-09.385400W
31.8315950,-94.1564233
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 318.7 ft. / 97.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of CENTER, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 75935 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1949 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | F17 (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | INTMNT
ON CALL 936-229-8105 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 128.775 (936-598-3355) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC (ZFW) ON FREQS 126.325/346.25 (SHREVEPORT RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| AMASON | | at field | | 341 | | 04E | | CZJ | -.-. --.. .--- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
100LL:SELF SVC FUEL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5501 x 75 ft. / 1677 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 31-50.343128N | | 31-49.448280N |
| Longitude: | 094-09.472832W | | 094-09.297997W |
| Elevation: | 318.7 ft. | | 291.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 171 true | | 347 magnetic, 351 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 26 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 266 ft. right of centerline
40 FT TREES, 0-199 FT DSTC, 200 FT R. | | 40 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 355 ft. right of centerline
40 FT TREES, 199 FT DSTC, 244 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CENTER
617 TENAHA ST, PO BOX 1744
CENTER, TX 75935
Phone 936-598-2941 |
| Manager: | JOHN SOLICE
617 TENAHA ST, PO BOX 1744
CENTER, TX 75935
Phone 936-598-8119
JSOLICE@CENTERTEXAS.ORG, WAREHOUSE@CENTERTEXAS.ORG |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584. |
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 16 April 2026 at 0901Z to 14 May 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (173KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (194KB) |
| NDB RWY 17 | |
download (190KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (70KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4F2 - Panola County Airport-Sharpe Field (22 nm N)
3F3 - C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport (25 nm NE)
KOCH - Nacogdoches A L Mangham Jr. Regional Airport (32 nm SW)
3R4 - Hart Airport (38 nm SE)
KRFI - Rusk County Airport (40 nm NW)
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Times for 24-Apr-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 11:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunset | | 19:51 | | 00:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:16 | | 01:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Apr-2026 01:11:21 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 24-Apr-2026 20:11:21 |
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| METAR |
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| KF17 | 250055Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 25/20 A2971 RMK AO2
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KSHV
41nm NE | 241744Z 2418/2518 18012G18KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050 TEMPO 2418/2419 BKN025 OVC050 FM242100 20012G18KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB FM250000 19008KT P6SM VCTS BKN045CB FM250500 16008KT 3SM TSRA BR OVC025CB FM250800 17005KT P6SM VCTS OVC015CB
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KGGG
44nm NW | 241744Z 2418/2518 18010KT P6SM BKN035 TEMPO 2418/2420 18012G20KT BKN025 FM242000 20012G22KT P6SM BKN040 FM242300 19010G18KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB FM250300 16008KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB FM250600 14005KT P6SM OVC015
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KLFK
47nm SW | 241744Z 2418/2518 18008KT P6SM BKN035 TEMPO 2418/2419 18010G18KT BKN025 FM241900 19010G18KT P6SM BKN040 FM250000 17008KT P6SM BKN045 FM250500 17006KT P6SM VCTS OVC015CB FM250800 17005KT P6SM OVC008
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KBAD
47nm NE | 242000Z 2420/2602 20012G18KT 9999 OVC030 QNH2962INS BECMG 2502/2503 35020G35KT 9000 TSRA OVC020CB QNH2969INS TEMPO 2503/2506 35025G40KT 8000 +TSRAGR BECMG 2507/2508 32005KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 QNH2973INS BECMG 2508/2509 31005KT 9999 NSW BKN015 QNH2970INS BECMG 2515/2516 20008KT 9999 BKN020 QNH2970INS TX28/2421Z TN21/2509Z
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