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F53 Franklin County Airport
Mount Vernon, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: F53
Lat/Long: 33-12-55.2000N / 095-14-14.0000W
33-12.920000N / 095-14.233333W
33.2153333 / -95.2372222
(estimated)
Elevation: 412 ft. / 125.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06E (1985)
From city: 2 miles NW of MOUNT VERNON, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 75457

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1987
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: IREG
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3 at OSA (16 nm SE): 119.775 (903-575-4027)
WX AWOS-3 at SLR (20 nm W): 118.35 (903-885-9605)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 132.85/360.75 (CUMBY RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SLRr078/15.4SULPHUR SPRINGS VOR/DME109.0008E
UIMr010/21.1QUITMAN VOR/DME114.0008E
PRXr145/22.3PARIS VOR/DME113.6007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
AMBASSADOR344/38.340407EABG .- -... --.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
SELF SERVICE FUEL BY CREDIT CARD ONLY.
Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 3900 x 60 ft. / 1189 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 33-13.152683N33-12.686418N
Longitude: 095-14.496915W095-13.970002W
Elevation: 395.9 ft.412.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.4% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 130 magnetic, 136 true310 magnetic, 316 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI OTS INDEFLY.
2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI OTS INDEFLY.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 25 ft. trees, 430 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear34 ft. trees, 1570 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: FRANKLIN COUNTY
PO BOX 577
MOUNT VERNON, TX 75457
Phone 903-537-2342
Manager: MARK MC ENTURFF
2138 CO RD NW 1030
MOUNT VERNON, TX 75457
Phone 903-537-4438
ARPT BOARD MEMBER/AIRPORT MANAGER.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 16
Single engine airplanes: 15
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 82/week *
88% local general aviation
12% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 30 April 2007

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 13   download (193KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31   download (189KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOSA - Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (16 nm SE)
F51 - Winnsboro Municipal Airport (17 nm S)
KSLR - Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (20 nm W)
KPRX - Cox Field Airport (27 nm NW)
KJDD - Wood County Airport (31 nm SW)
 
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Area around F53 (Franklin County Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of F53 (Franklin County Airport)
Taken in the Spring of 2005

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From to F53

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2112:21
Sunrise06:4712:47
Sunset17:2323:23
Evening civil twilight17:4923:49

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 21:51:53
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 15:51:53
 
METAR
KOSA 
16nm SE 
082125Z AUTO 09007KT 10SM SCT030 SCT036 23/16 A3009 RMK AO1 T02320159
KSLR 
20nm W 
082124Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM SCT034 SCT049 23/15 A3008 RMK AO2 T02310146
KLBR 
24nm N 
082125Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM SCT035 BKN042 22/14 A3008 RMK AO2 T02230141
KPRX 
26nm NW 
082135Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM CLR 23/15 A3008 RMK AO1
TAF
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Franklin County Airport 903-573-3379
no information available

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Texaco
100LL
SS $3.61 
 Updated 22-Jun-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Franklin County Airport

Miles Price ($)
MOUNT VERNON SUPER 8 MOTEL 3.6 60-70

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 Franklin County Airport

1 in Mount Vernon
 

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