FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 |
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| 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: | |
| 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 | | 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. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | 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 |
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| 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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 | |
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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bruce D. Sidlinger
Photo taken 16-Jul-2006
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunrise | | 07:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunset | | 19:08 | | 00:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:32 | | 00:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 23:34:25 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 18:34:25 |
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| METAR |
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| KECU | 162255Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM OVC010 14/12 A3006 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KJCT
39nm NE | 161721Z 1618/1718 02010KT P6SM OVC015 FM162100 01009KT P6SM OVC025 FM170100 02006KT P6SM SCT035 FM170700 VRB04KT P6SM FEW050
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KSOA
46nm NW | 161721Z 1618/1718 03010KT P6SM OVC015 FM162000 02009KT P6SM BKN025 FM162300 01006KT P6SM BKN035 FM170300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050
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KDLF
47nm SW | 1620/1724 33012KT 9999 OVC012 QNH3004INS BECMG 1621/1622 33010KT 9999 BKN022 QNH3002INS BECMG 1623/1624 35008KT 9999 BKN029 QNH3008INS BECMG 1712/1713 09008KT 9999 BKN024 QNH3005INS BECMG 1718/1719 10007KT 9999 SCT025 QNH2996INS T24/1721Z T08/1712Z AMD 162000
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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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