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 |
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| SLRr078/15.4 | | SULPHUR SPRINGS VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 08E |
| UIMr010/21.1 | | QUITMAN VOR/DME | | 114.00 | | 08E |
| PRXr145/22.3 | | PARIS VOR/DME | | 113.60 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| AMBASSADOR | | 344/38.3 | | 404 | | 07E | | ABG | .- -... --. |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 33-13.152683N | | 33-12.686418N |
| Longitude: | 095-14.496915W | | 095-13.970002W |
| Elevation: | 395.9 ft. | | 412.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 130 magnetic, 136 true | | 310 magnetic, 316 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. trees, 430 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear | | 34 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 |
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| 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in the Spring of 2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 30-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 12:40 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 13:07 |
| Sunset | | 17:13 | | 23:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:40 | | 23:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 05:13:59 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 30-Nov-2009 23:13:59 |
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| METAR |
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KOSA
16nm SE | 010445Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/02 A3015 RMK AO1 P0001 T00280023
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KSLR
20nm W | 010443Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/02 A3016 RMK AO2 T00530016
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KLBR
24nm N | 010445Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM CLR 05/00 A3014 RMK AO2 T00510004
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KPRX
26nm NW | 010455Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM CLR 05/M02 A3013 RMK AO1
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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