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 |
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| CDSr351/3.9 | | CHILDRESS VORTAC | | 117.60 | | 10E |
| GTHr353/39.4 | | GUTHRIE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 10E |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 34-26.415758N | | 34-25.435542N |
| Longitude: | 100-17.131762W | | 100-17.170350W |
| Elevation: | 1948.8 ft. | | 1953.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 172 magnetic, 182 true | | 352 magnetic, 002 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 lights | | yes, 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: | |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 34-25.913618N | | 34-26.412118N |
| Longitude: | 100-17.773595W | | 100-17.130752W |
| Elevation: | 1941.6 ft. | | 1949.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 037 magnetic, 047 true | | 217 magnetic, 227 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| 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 13-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 11:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:40 | | 11:40 |
| Sunset | | 20:35 | | 01:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:02 | | 02:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 07:34:20 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-May-2008 02:34:20 |
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| METAR |
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| KCDS | 130653Z AUTO 17015KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP007 T02060133
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| TAF |
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| KCDS | 130520Z 130606 16018KT P6SM SCT250 FM0900 19012KT P6SM SCT250 FM1500 33011KT P6SM BKN250 FM2200 36013KT P6SM BKN250
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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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