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KCDS Childress Municipal Airport
Childress, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: CDS
Lat/Long: 34-26-01.6000N / 100-17-16.8000W
34-26.026667N / 100-17.280000W
34.4337778 / -100.2880000
(estimated)
Elevation: 1954 ft. / 595.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 10E (1965)
From city: 4 miles W of CHILDRESS, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 79201

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1943
Sectional chart: DALLAS-FT WORTH
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474]
NOTAMs facility: CDS (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS: 135.125 (940-937-6337)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 133.5/350.35 (PADUCAH RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CDSr351/3.9CHILDRESS VORTAC117.6010E
GTHr353/39.4GUTHRIE VORTAC114.5010E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 940-937-2546/2547.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 5949 x 75 ft. / 1813 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 21.0
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD MIRL; RY 35 THLD LGTS 60 FT SOUTH OF RY END.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 34-26.415758N34-25.435542N
Longitude: 100-17.131762W100-17.170350W
Elevation: 1948.8 ft.1953.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 172 magnetic, 182 true352 magnetic, 002 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 25 ft. pole, 1090 ft. from runway, 396 ft. left of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear
+10 FT ROAD 25 FT FM RY END 0B.
none
+10 FT ROAD 78 FT FM RY END 0B.

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 4425 x 60 ft. / 1349 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
RY NOT MAINTAINED; +2 FT VEGETATION ON RY.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 21.0
Runway edge markings: RY CONCEALED BY VEGETATION.
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 34-25.913618N34-26.412118N
Longitude: 100-17.773595W100-17.130752W
Elevation: 1941.6 ft.1949.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 037 magnetic, 047 true217 magnetic, 227 true
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in poor condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF CHILDRESS
315 COMMERCE STREET
CHILDRESS, TX 79201
Phone 940-937-3684
BRIAN TUCKER, CITY MANAGER.
Manager: DEBRA WILLIAMS
15716 FM 164
CHILDRESS, TX 79201
Phone 940-937-8309

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 15
Single engine airplanes: 12
Helicopters: 1
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 58/week *
59% local general aviation
39% transient general aviation
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 27 July 2009

Additional Remarks

SOME TWYS ROUGH DUE TO GRASS & WEED ENCROACHMENT.

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
GPS RWY 35   download (148KB)
VOR RWY 35   download (205KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (20KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3F6 - Dan E Richards Municipal Airport (24 nm S)
2K4 - Scott Field Airport (47 nm NE)
KAXS - Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (50 nm E)
F05 - Wilbarger County Airport (51 nm E)
KLTS - Altus Air Force Base (52 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4312:43
Sunrise07:0913:09
Sunset17:4123:41
Evening civil twilight18:0700:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 16:45:40
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 10:45:40
 
METAR
KCDS 081553Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM OVC020 17/13 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01720128
TAF
KCDS 081447Z 0815/0912 17010KT P6SM BKN020 FM081800 18013G23KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250 FM082300 15010KT P6SM SCT100 FM090800 16008KT 2SM BR BKN005
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Childress Municipal Airport 940-937-8309
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Public telephone, Computerized weather, Internet access, ...

More info about Childress Municipal Airport
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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SUPER 8 MOTEL CHILDRESS TX 5.0 55-70
 

Other hotels near Childress Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES CHILDRESS 3.0 96-124
HAMPTON INN SUITES CHILDRESS 3.2 90-130
DAYS INN CHILDRESS TX 3.2 60-77
QUALITY INN CHILDRESS 3.5 70-90
BEST WESTERN CHILDRESS 3.6 65-90
COMFORT INN CHILDRESS 3.7 95-145
RODEWAY INN CHILDRESS 3.8 45-55

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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