AirNav: KECU - Edwards County Airport

KECU

Edwards County Airport
Rocksprings, Texas, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier:	ECU
Lat/Long:	29-56-48.9105N / 100-10-25.8768W 29-56.815175N / 100-10.431280W 29.9469196 / -100.1738547 (estimated)
Elevation:	2372 ft. / 723.0 m (surveyed)
Variation:	07E (2000)
From city:	4 miles SE of ROCKSPRINGS, TX
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	78880

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	02/1977
Sectional chart:	SAN ANTONIO
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	ECU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	SS-SR
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3:	118.175 (830-683-2425)
DEL RIO APPROACH:	119.6
DEL RIO DEPARTURE:	119.6

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 125.75/346.4 (ROCK SPRINGS RCAG) WHEN DEL RIO APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
RSGr112/7.7		ROCKSPRINGS VORTAC		111.20		10E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions:

4050 x 50 ft. / 1234 x 15 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

13.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 14

RUNWAY 32

Latitude:

29-57.089513N

29-56.540830N

Longitude:

100-10.650122W

100-10.212458W

Elevation:

2367.1 ft.

2368.7 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

138 magnetic, 145 true

318 magnetic, 325 true

Displaced threshold:

278 ft.
NIGHTTIME OPERATION DSPLCD THLD LGTS ARE SET 288 FT FM RY END.

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

basic, in good condition

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

25 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway
+5 FT DEER FENCE MARKED 80 FT FM THLD; +8 FT FENCE POST 40 FT FM THLD 204 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; +15 FT TREES 125 FT FM THLD 25 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

20 ft. trees, 800 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear
+3 FT BRUSH FM THLD TO 200 FT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	COUNTY OF EDWARDS EDWARDS CTY COURTHOUSE ROCKSPRINGS, TX 78880 Phone 830-683-6122
Manager:	SOULI SHANKLIN BOX 348 ROCKSPRINGS, TX 78880 Phone 830-683-6122 COUNTY JUDGE.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		3
Single engine airplanes:		3

Aircraft operations: avg 68/month *
49%	transient general aviation
27%	military
24%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 20 January 2012

Additional Remarks

-	ACCESS THROUGH SECURITY GATE USE FIELD ELEV.

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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14		download (174KB)
VOR RWY 14		download (214KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (13KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply NEW		download (105KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KJCT - Kimble County Airport (40 nm NE)
KSOA - Sonora Municipal Airport (46 nm NW)
KDLF - Laughlin Air Force Base (47 nm SW)
KUVA - Garner Field Airport (50 nm SE)
KDRT - Del Rio International Airport (52 nm SW)

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Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo by Bruce D. Sidlinger Photo taken 16-Jul-2006 Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Edwards County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

Sectional chart

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Aug-2013

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:43	11:43
Sunrise	07:08	12:08
Sunset	20:23	01:23
Evening civil twilight	20:48	01:48

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Aug-2013 15:52:47
Local (UTC-5)	13-Aug-2013 10:52:47

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