FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 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).
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 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 01 October 2026 at 0901Z to 29 October 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (170KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (188KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (149KB) |
| 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 05-Oct-2026
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 11:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunset | | 18:56 | | 23:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:20 | | 00:20 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Oct-2026 21:19:45 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Oct-2026 16:19:45 |
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| METAR |
| KF17 | 052055Z AUTO 02008KT 10SM SCT045 30/19 A3002 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSHV 41nm NE | 051739Z 0518/0618 04011KT P6SM FEW040 FEW170 FM060000 02005KT P6SM SCT200 FM061500 04007KT P6SM SKC
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KGGG 44nm NW | 051739Z 0518/0618 04008G15KT P6SM SKC FM060000 02004KT P6SM SKC FM061500 03005KT P6SM SKC
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KLFK 47nm SW | 051739Z 0518/0618 03006KT P6SM SKC FM051900 03008KT P6SM SCT140 SCT250 FM061500 04006KT P6SM FEW250
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KBAD 47nm NE | 052000Z 0520/0702 03010KT 9999 FEW150 QNH3003INS BECMG 0523/0524 02008KT 9999 FEW060 QNH3002INS TX31/0521Z TN17/0612Z
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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