FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | F44 |
| Lat/Long: | 32-09-49.8520N / 095-49-42.0710W 32-09.830867N / 095-49.701183W 32.1638478 / -95.8283531 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 444 ft. / 135.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of ATHENS, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 75751 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1958 |
| Sectional chart: | DALLAS-FT WORTH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474] |
| NOTAMs facility: | FTW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 119.6 (903-670-1247) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 135.25/265.1 (FRANKSTON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FZTr283/16.0 | | FRANKSTON VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 06E |
| CQYr088/19.8 | | CEDAR CREEK VORTAC | | 114.80 | | 06E |
| TYRr236/24.4 | | TYLER VOR/DME | | 114.20 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ATHENS | | at field | | 269 | | 06E | | AHX | .- .... -..- |
| CROSSROADS | | 039/8.9 | | 215 | | 08E | | CSZ | -.-. ... --.. |
| PALESTINE | | 340/23.9 | | 375 | | 04E | | PSN | .--. ... -. |
| PYRAMID | | 040/26.1 | | 418 | | 06E | | PYF | .--. -.-- ..-. |
| CORSICANA | | 068/29.9 | | 396 | | 06E | | CRS | -.-. .-. ... |
| POWELL | | 073/31.0 | | 344 | | 06E | | CGQ | -.-. --. --.- |
| CHEROKEE COUNTY | | 294/35.8 | | 263 | | 05E | | JSO | .--- ... --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 903-677-1897 OR 903-675-0086. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3988 x 60 ft. / 1216 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 32-10.160480N | | 32-09.502748N |
| Longitude: | 095-49.702743W | | 095-49.700232W |
| Elevation: | 438.3 ft. | | 436.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 180 true | | 354 magnetic, 360 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 (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 5 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 225 ft. left of centerline 11 FT ROAD 0-200 FT FM THLD 240 FT L; 4 FT FENCE 225 FT L.+30 FT TREES 250 FT E OF CNTRLN FM THLD TO 200 FT. | | 5 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 247 ft. right of centerline 5 FT FENCE 0-200 FT FM THLD 247 FT R. 12-25 FT TREES ON FENCELINE. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ATHENS 508 E. TYLER ATHENS, TX 75751 Phone 903-675-5131 |
| Manager: | PAM BURTON 508 E. TYLER ATHENS, TX 75751 Phone 903-675-5131 ARPT PHONE 903-677-1897. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 117/week * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (182KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (182KB) |
| NDB RWY 35 | |
download (168KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (113KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPSN - Palestine Municipal Airport (24 nm S)
KTYR - Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (24 nm NE)
KCRS - C David Campbell Field-Corsicana Municipal Airport (30 nm W)
3F9 - Mineola Airport-Wisener Field (35 nm NE)
KJSO - Cherokee County Airport (36 nm SE)
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunset | | 20:09 | | 01:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:35 | | 01:35 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 14:58:11 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 09:58:11 |
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| METAR |
| KF44 | 131355Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 27/21 A3001 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KTYR 25nm NE | 131153Z 1312/1412 22009KT P6SM SCT250 FM131800 24009KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB TEMPO 1319/1322 5SM -TSRA BKN040CB OVC090 FM140000 VRB04KT P6SM FEW050 BKN130 BKN250 FM140300 12006KT P6SM OVC250
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| NOTAMs |
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