FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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: | 318.6 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 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CXO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0600-1530 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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+ FUEL AVBL 24 HRS SELF SERVICE WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| 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: | 31-50.343220N | | 31-49.448257N |
| Longitude: | 094-09.472858W | | 094-09.298037W |
| Elevation: | 318.5 ft. | | 290.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 171 true | | 347 magnetic, 351 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) VASI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 66 ft. trees, 1692 ft. from runway, 453 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | 43 ft. trees, 640 ft. from runway, 258 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear |
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: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 21/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2012 | |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (159KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (180KB) |
| NDB RWY 17 | |
download (174KB) |
| 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 - A L Mangham Jr. Regional Airport (32 nm SW)
3R4 - Hart Airport (38 nm SE)
KRFI - Rusk County Airport (40 nm NW)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
Bing
Google
Yahoo!
| Aerial photo |
|
| Sectional chart |
|
| Airport distance calculator |
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|
Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunrise | | 07:22 | | 12:22 |
| Sunset | | 18:43 | | 23:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:07 | | 00:07 |
|
| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 22:49:52 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 17:49:52 |
|
| TAF |
KSHV 41nm NE | 161720Z 1618/1718 35008KT 5SM -RA BR BKN007 FM162200 35009KT P6SM VCSH OVC008 FM170900 34004KT P6SM BKN025 FM171300 33007KT P6SM SCT250
|
KGGG 44nm NW | 161720Z 1618/1718 35008KT 3SM BR OVC005 FM170500 35006KT P6SM OVC015 FM171000 33004KT P6SM BKN100 FM171500 36006KT P6SM SKC
|
KLFK 47nm SW | 161720Z 1618/1718 34007KT 5SM -RA BR BKN005 FM170700 34004KT P6SM VCSH BKN007 FM171400 34006KT P6SM BKN060
|
KBAD 47nm NE | 1618/1724 03009KT 9999 VCSH BKN008 BKN015 QNH2996INS BECMG 1700/1701 01006KT 9999 VCSH BKN010 OVC025 QNH2993INS BECMG 1714/1715 02009KT 9999 NSW SCT015 BKN025 QNH2999INS BECMG 1718/1719 02006KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2998INS T21/1621Z T12/1712Z AMD 161832
|
|
| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|