AirNav: F49 - Slaton Municipal Airport

F49

Slaton Municipal Airport
Slaton, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 JULY 2010

Location

FAA Identifier:	F49
Lat/Long:	33-29-05.3160N / 101-39-38.5770W 33-29.088600N / 101-39.642950W 33.4848100 / -101.6607158 (estimated)
Elevation:	3123 ft. / 952 m (estimated)
Variation:	09E (1985)
From city:	2 miles N of SLATON, TX
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	79364

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/1968
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:	MON-FRI 0800-1700 FOR AMGR AFT HRS CALL 806-657-4454.
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	123.0
WX ASOS at LBB (13 nm NW):	118.375 (806-747-7217)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LBBr125/18.3		LUBBOCK VORTAC		109.20		11E
PVWr159/36.7		PLAINVIEW VOR/DME		112.90		11E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
CROSBYTON	239/22.7	332	09E	CZX	-.-. --.. -..-
BROWNFIELD	046/32.3	311	09E	BFE	-... ..-. .
LEVELLAND	088/36.0	266	09E	LLN	.-.. .-.. -.

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MINOR
Powerplant service:	MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:

4245 x 75 ft. / 1294 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

20.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 18

RUNWAY 36

Gradient:

0.3%

Traffic pattern:

left

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF SLATON 130 S 9TH ST SLATON, TX 79364 Phone 806-828-2000
Manager:	LARRY NEAL 12106 FM 400 SLATON, TX 79364 Phone 806-828-5892 F.B.O. LESEE.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		18
Single engine airplanes:		12
Multi engine airplanes:		2
Ultralights:		4

Aircraft operations: avg 27/day *
52%	transient general aviation
46%	local general aviation
2%	military
* for 12-month period ending 25 June 2009

Additional Remarks

-	FIVE FOOT LINE-OF-SIGHT NOT AVAILABLE BETWEEN RWY 18/36 ENDS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at F49.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLBB - Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (13 nm NW)
8F3 - Crosbyton Municipal Airport (23 nm E)
KBFE - Terry County Airport (33 nm SW)
41F - Floydada Municipal Airport (35 nm NE)
KLLN - Levelland Municipal Airport (36 nm W)

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Area around F49 (Slaton Municipal Airport)

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Sectional chart

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 30-Jul-2010

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:31	11:31
Sunrise	06:59	11:59
Sunset	20:47	01:47
Evening civil twilight	21:15	02:15

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	30-Jul-2010 13:25:24
Local (UTC-5)	30-Jul-2010 08:25:24

METAR

KLBB
13nm NW

301253Z 18006KT 10SM FEW200 22/17 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02170167

TAF

KLBB
13nm NW

301124Z 3012/3112 20010KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 3012/3013 SCT025 FM310000 17010KT P6SM BKN060 FM310600 20009KT P6SM FEW080

NOTAMs

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

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Hotels near Slaton Municipal Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
KNIGHTS INN SLATON		4.5	51-70

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 Slaton Municipal Airport

1 in	Slaton
41 in	Lubbock

Things to do: Attractions on or near the airport

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806-828-4664

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