FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | F17 |
| Lat/Long: | 31-49-53.7000N / 094-09-23.1000W 31-49.895000N / 094-09.385000W 31.8315833 / -94.1564167 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 319 ft. / 97.2 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 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CXO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-1530 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 126.325/346.25 (SHREVEPORT RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| AMASON | | at field | | 341 | | 04E | | CZJ | -.-. --.. .--- |
| CARTHAGE | | 157/22.1 | | 332 | | 04E | | RPF | .-. .--. ..-. |
| MANSFIELD | | 231/24.4 | | 414 | | 04E | | MSD | -- ... -.. |
| NACOGDOCHES | | 064/30.1 | | 391 | | 05E | | GXD | --. -..- -.. |
| MANY | | 292/35.1 | | 272 | | 04E | | MMY | -- -- -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| 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: | 31-50.343082N | | 31-49.448233N |
| Longitude: | 094-09.472827W | | 094-09.298033W |
| Elevation: | 318.8 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: | 4-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 105 ft. trees, 1360 ft. from runway, 460 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 190 ft. left of centerline |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CENTER PO BOX 1744 CENTER, TX 75935 Phone 936-598-2941 |
| Manager: | ALLEN PENICK 397 FM 1656 CENTER, TX 75935 Phone 936-598-8119 EMERGENCY PHONE: 936-598-2788. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 21/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 25 May 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF RY. |
| - | +60 FT TREES 300 FT LEFT OF RY 17 CENTERLINE. |
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 between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 17 | |
download (155KB) |
| GPS RWY 35 | |
download (157KB) |
| NDB RWY 17 | |
download (178KB) |
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 - A L Mangham Jr. Regional Airport (32 nm SW)
3R4 - Hart Airport (38 nm SE)
F12 - Rusk County Airport (40 nm NW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 13-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:55 | | 10:55 |
| Sunrise | | 06:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunset | | 20:05 | | 01:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:31 | | 01:31 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 19:07:16 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-May-2008 14:07:16 |
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| METAR |
KOCH 33nm SW | 131855Z AUTO 20004KT 7SM VCTS SCT034 BKN049 OVC095 26/23 A2990 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT ALQDS TSB25 P0001
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KAQV 37nm E | 131856Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM SCT025 BKN030 BKN075 27/22 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP125 T02720217
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KSHV 41nm NE | 131856Z 11007KT 7SM -RA SCT033 BKN130 OVC270 22/20 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP117 CB DSNT NE-SE AND SW-W MOV NE P0001 T02220200
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KGGG 44nm NW | 131853Z 14011KT 9SM SCT013 24/21 A2983 RMK AO2 RAE28 PRESFR SLP096 P0001 T02440206
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KLFK 47nm SW | 131902Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM BKN033 BKN048 27/22 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS TSE1856
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KBAD 47nm NE | 131901Z 13005KT 10SM -SHRA SCT055 OVC140 22/20 A2992 RMK AO2A DZB1901 SLP131 $
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KDTN 48nm NE | 131853Z 14005KT 10SM CLR 22/20 A2991 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW TSE08RAB13E33 SLP127 P0000 T02220200
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| TAF |
KSHV 41nm NE | 131729Z 131818 16012KT 6SM -SHRA OVC014 TEMPO 1822 21015G25KT 3SM TSRA BKN015 OVC040CB FM2200 16012G22KT P6SM VCTS SCT025 BKN040CB OVC070 FM0000 15010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070 FM0600 16010KT P6SM VCTS OVC015CB FM1100 15008KT 5SM BR OVC007 PROB30 1218 5SM
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KGGG 44nm NW | 131729Z 131818 15010KT P6SM BKN011 OVC024 TEMPO 1822 3SM TSRA BKN011 BKN024 OVC040CB FM2200 16012G20KT P6SM VCTS BKN025 OVC040CB FM0000 16010KT P6SM BKN045 OVC070 FM0600 15010KT P6SM OVC015 FM1000 14008KT 5SM BR OVC007 PROB30 1218 5SM TS BKN007 OVC02
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KLFK 47nm SW | 131729Z 131818 15010KT P6SM BKN023 OVC040 TEMPO 1822 3SM TSRA BKN015 OVC040CB FM2200 16012G20KT P6SM SCT025 BKN045 FM0000 15010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 FM0600 15010KT P6SM OVC015
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KBAD 47nm NE | 131818 15012G18KT 5000 -TSRA BKN010CB OVC030 QNH2993INS BECMG 1920 15012G18KT 5000 -SHRA VCTS BKN010CB OVC030 QNH2987INS BECMG 2223 15012KT 9999 NSW BKN010 OVC030 QNH2985INS BECMG 0203 15010KT 9999 OVC007 QNH2988INS BECMG 1617 18008KT 9999 VCTS BKN01
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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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