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KCDS Childress Municipal Airport
Childress, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: CDS
Lat/Long: 34-26-01.6104N / 100-17-16.7704W
34-26.026840N / 100-17.279507W
34.4337807 / -100.2879918
(estimated)
Elevation: 1954 ft. / 595.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 10E (1965)
From city: 4 miles W of CHILDRESS, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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
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 good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 21.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
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 good conditionnonprecision, in good 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; GRASS ENCROACHING UP THRU PAVEMENT.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 21.0
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 fair conditionbasic, in fair 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
JERRY CUMMINGS, CITY MANAGER.
Manager: JIM SMITH
902 AVE B NW
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 30 April 2007

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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 35   download (148KB)
VOR RWY 35   download (170KB)

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 13-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1311:13
Sunrise06:4011:40
Sunset20:3501:35
Evening civil twilight21:0202:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-May-2008 07:34:20
Local (UTC-5)  13-May-2008 02:34:20
 
METAR
KCDS 130653Z AUTO 17015KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP007 T02060133
TAF
KCDS 130520Z 130606 16018KT P6SM SCT250 FM0900 19012KT P6SM SCT250 FM1500 33011KT P6SM BKN250 FM2200 36013KT P6SM BKN250
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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, ...

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SUPER 8 MOTEL CHILDRESS TX 5.0 65-70
 

Other hotels near Childress Municipal Airport

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DAYS INN CHILDRESS TX 3.2 94-103
BEST WESTERN CHILDRESS 3.7 
COMFORT INN CHILDRESS 3.7 
RODEWAY INN CHILDRESS 3.8 

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