FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | F50 |
| Lat/Long: | 31-55-30.5630N / 097-21-53.0480W
31-55.509383N / 097-21.884133W
31.9251564 / -97.3647356
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 564 ft. / 172 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 07E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of WHITNEY, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 76692 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1955 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN ANTONIO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474] |
| NOTAMs facility: | FTW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes
SEGMENTED CIRCLE NSTD, ONLY HALF CIRCLE PRESENT DUE TO PROXIMITY OF RUNWAY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at INJ (17 nm NE): | 118.725 (254-582-0063) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ACTr334/16.5 | | WACO VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 09E |
| JENr112/29.6 | | GLEN ROSE VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ROBINSON | | 322/29.4 | | 400 | | 07E | | ROB | .-. --- -... |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 50 ft. / 610 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. tree, 640 ft. from runway, 90 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 40 ft. tree, 545 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LAKE WHITNEY STATE PARK
PO BOX 1175
WHITNEY, TX 76692
Phone 254-694-3793 |
| Manager: | JEFFREY TOWERS, PARK SUPT
PO BOX 1175
WHITNEY, TX 76692
Phone 254-694-3793 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 83/month * | | 100% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 06 August 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| A96 | ULTRALIGHT ACFT PROHIBITED. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | TURN-A-ROUND ON RWY 35 OFTEN USED FOR ACFT PARKING. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at F50.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KINJ - Hillsboro Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
KACT - Waco Regional Airport (20 nm S)
KCNW - TSTC Waco Airport (23 nm SE)
KCPT - Cleburne Municipal Airport (26 nm N)
KPWG - Mc Gregor Executive Airport (27 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 16-Aug-2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 12:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 12:53 |
| Sunset | | 17:34 | | 23:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:59 | | 23:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 07:53:10 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 01:53:10 |
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| METAR |
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KINJ
17nm NE | 080725Z AUTO 13009KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A3006 RMK AO2 T01650137
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KACT
20nm S | 080651Z 17007KT 10SM CLR 18/15 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP175 T01780150
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KCNW
23nm SE | 080055Z 14003KT 10SM SKC 19/15 A3006
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KCPT
26nm N | 080725Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3006 RMK AO2 TSNO
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KPWG
28nm S | 080735Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3005 RMK AO1
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KACT
20nm S | 080544Z 0806/0906 15010KT P6SM BKN130 FM080900 15010KT 5SM BR OVC007 FM081300 15008KT 4SM BR OVC004 FM081700 15010KT P6SM SCT006 OVC012 FM081900 14010KT P6SM SCT012 BKN025 FM082100 14009KT P6SM SCT020 BKN035
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| NOTAMs |
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