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F46 Rockwall Municipal Airport
Rockwall, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: F46
Lat/Long: 32-55-50.1400N / 096-26-07.7480W
32-55.835667N / 096-26.129133W
32.9305944 / -96.4354856
(estimated)
Elevation: 574 ft. / 175.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05E (2000)
From city: 2 miles E of ROCKWALL, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 75087

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1962
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: 0730-1830
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT LIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
REGIONAL APPROACH: 124.3
REGIONAL DEPARTURE: 124.3
WX AWOS-3 at HQZ (12 nm SW): 118.175 (972-222-7631)
WX ASOS at TRL (16 nm SE): 119.275 (972-551-1334)
WX ASOS at TKI (17 nm NW): 119.925 (972-548-8525)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CVEr078/23.7COWBOY VOR/DME116.2006E
TTTr077/30.7MAVERICK VOR/DME113.1006E
FUZr080/37.6RANGER VORTAC115.7006E
BYPr190/37.8BONHAM VORTAC114.6006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MESQUITE027/8.724806EPQF .--. --.- ..-.
CADDO MILLS229/11.531606EMII -- .. ..
TRAVIS311/13.926006EAVZ .- ...- --..
JECCA011/16.538806EJUG .--- ..- --.
CASH256/18.842805ESYW ... -.-- .--
LANCASTER028/25.623906ELNC .-.. -. -.-.
REDBIRD049/26.728706ERBD .-. -... -..
CEDAR HILL045/34.135308EXQH -..- --.- ....

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 3373 x 45 ft. / 1028 x 14 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.0
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 32-56.111367N32-55.560067N
Longitude: 096-26.171867W096-26.085283W
Elevation: 559.3 ft.563.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 167 magnetic, 172 true347 magnetic, 352 true
Displaced threshold: 470 ft.289 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Obstructions: 30 ft. twr, 400 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 29:1; +30 FT TOWER 870 FT FM DSPLCD THLD 125 FT L EXTDD CNTRLN.
33 ft. tree, 770 ft. from runway, 17:1 slope to clear
ROAD AT 10' ON EXTDD CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF ROCKWALL
205 W RUSK
ROCKWALL, TX 75087
Phone 972-771-7700
RICK CROWLEY, DIR. OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Manager: EDDIE WALKOWICZ
1701 AIRPORT RD.
ROCKWALL, TX 75087
Phone 972-771-0151
EMERGENCY PHONE: 972-771-7177 (POLICE).

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 78
Single engine airplanes: 72
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 104/day *
79% local general aviation
21% transient general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 23 May 2007

Additional Remarks

NO LINE OF SIGHT.
RY 17 50 FT DROP OFF AT APCH END OF PAVEMENT; STEEP DOWN SLOPE ALL SIDES OF DISPLACEMENT.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (170KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (175KB)
NDB-A   download (177KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (25KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

7F3 - Caddo Mills Municipal Airport (12 nm NE)
KHQZ - Mesquite Metro Airport (12 nm SW)
KTRL - Terrell Municipal Airport (16 nm SE)
KTKI - Collin County Regional Airport at Mc Kinney (17 nm NW)
KADS - Addison Airport (20 nm W)
 
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Aerial photo of F46 (Rockwall Municipal Airport)
Photo by Walt Meziere
Photo taken 29-Jun-2007

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2712:27
Sunrise06:5312:53
Sunset17:2723:27
Evening civil twilight17:5323:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 06:02:59
Local (UTC-6)  10-Nov-2009 00:02:59
 
METAR
KHQZ 
12nm SW 
100545Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3020 RMK AO1
KTRL 
15nm SE 
100553Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01610139 10206 20156 402440156 50001
KTKI 
17nm NW 
100553Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 13/13 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP232 T01330128 10200 20133 402440133 50002
KADS 
19nm W 
100545Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A3020 RMK AO2 T01720129 10215 20172
KGVT 
20nm NE 
100543Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A3021 RMK AO2
KDAL 
21nm W 
100553Z 32003KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP222 T01720139 10217 20172 402440172 51004
TAF
KDAL 
21nm W 
100523Z 1006/1106 35003KT P6SM SKC FM101000 36005KT P6SM SCT015 TEMPO 1011/1015 4SM BR BKN012 FM101500 36011KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Rockwall Aviation 972-771-0151
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Pilot supplies, Rental cars, Public telephone, ...

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independent
100LL Jet A
FS $3.55 $3.30 
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Blevins Enterprises 972-463-5719
214-732-7535
[web site]
[email]
Flight training, Aircraft sales / leasing / brokerage

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Rockwall Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL - ROCKWALL 1.6 45-64
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES ROCKWALL 1.9 76-94
VALUE PLACE ROCKWALL 2.2 29-250
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES ROCKWALL 2.9 84-89
HAMPTON INN DALLAS ROCKWALL 3.2 99-134
HILTON DALLAS ROCKWALL 3.8 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Rockwall Municipal Airport

6 in Rockwall
1 in Royse City
1 in Rowlett
1 in Wylie
12 in Garland
17 in Mesquite
7 in Terrell
36 in Plano
15 in Richardson
 

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