AirNav: F49 - Slaton Municipal Airport

F49

Slaton Municipal Airport
Slaton, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier:	F49
Lat/Long:	33-29-06.8378N / 101-39-42.0400W 33-29.113963N / 101-39.700667W 33.4852327 / -101.6616778 (estimated)
Elevation:	3123.8 ft. / 952.1 m (surveyed)
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:	MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

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
LBBr125/18.2		LUBBOCK VORTAC		109.20		11E
PVWr159/36.6		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	088/35.9	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:

4244 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

Latitude:

33-29.401033N

33-28.708537N

Longitude:

101-39.599092W

101-39.718753W

Elevation:

3122.8 ft.

3112.6 ft.

Gradient:

0.3%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

179 magnetic, 188 true

359 magnetic, 008 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

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

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	1715 x 65 ft. / 523 x 20 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Latitude:	33-29.249750N	33-29.271067N
Longitude:	101-39.972683W	101-39.635250W
Elevation:	3126.5 ft.	3122.5 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

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:		17
Single engine airplanes:		11
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 06 February 2012

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Oct-2013

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:28	12:28
Sunrise	07:53	12:53
Sunset	19:11	00:11
Evening civil twilight	19:36	00:36

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Oct-2013 23:39:44
Local (UTC-5)	16-Oct-2013 18:39:44

METAR

KLBB
13nm NW

162253Z 25006KT 10SM FEW038 13/02 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP174 T01330022 $

TAF

KLBB
13nm NW

161720Z 1618/1718 08005KT P6SM OVC045 FM162200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 FM170300 18006KT P6SM SKC

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Neal Aircraft

806-828-5892

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	100LL		Jet A
SS		$4.90		$4.60
Updated 15-Oct-2013

2 read write

SS=Self service

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

In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Slaton Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Slaton Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

Hotels near Slaton Municipal Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
KNIGHTS INN SLATON		4.6	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