FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 AUGUST 2022
Location
FAA Identifier: | ELA |
Lat/Long: | 29-36-00.1000N 096-19-19.0000W 29-36.001667N 096-19.316667W 29.6000278,-96.3219444 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 184.1 ft. / 56.1 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 05E (2005) |
From city: | 1 mile NE of EAGLE LAKE, TX |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 77434 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 03/1949 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | ELA (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | IREG FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 713-502-4064 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | MIRL RWY 17/35 PRESET LOW; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 122.9 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 128.475 (979-234-2665) |
HOUSTON APPROACH: | 124.225 |
HOUSTON DEPARTURE: | 124.225 |
WX AWOS-3 at 66R (10 nm W): | 123.875 (979-732-2514) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
ELAr176/3.8 | | EAGLE LAKE VOR/DME | | 116.40 | | 08E |
IDUr142/24.8 | | INDUSTRY VORTAC | | 110.20 | | 08E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 4280 x 60 ft. / 1305 x 18 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 29-36.350355N | | 29-35.652353N |
Longitude: | 096-19.377698W | | 096-19.255238W |
Elevation: | 183.9 ft. | | 181.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 166 magnetic, 171 true | | 346 magnetic, 351 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: | 11 ft. trees, 503 ft. from runway, 287 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway, 69 ft. left of centerline 15 FT RD, 68 FT DSTC, 220 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF EAGLE LAKE PO BOX 38 EAGLE LAKE, TX 77434 Phone 979-234-2640 |
Manager: | VINCENT SHIMEK PO BOX 38 EAGLE LAKE, TX 77434 Phone 979-234-2640 CITY INSPECTOR/ARPT MGR. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 28/day * | 75% | local general aviation | 25% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 01 May 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD CTC HOUSTON APCH AT 281-443-5844 TO CNL IFR CALL 281-443-5888. |
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 from 11 August 2022 at 0901Z to 08 September 2022 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (179KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (167KB) |
VOR RWY 17 | |
download (166KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (124KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (219KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KARM - Wharton Regional Airport (23 nm SE)
KTME - Houston Executive Airport (25 nm NE)
KSGR - Sugar Land Regional Airport (35 nm E)
KIWS - West Houston Airport (36 nm E)
11R - Brenham Municipal Airport (37 nm N)
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 19-Aug-2022
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 11:32 |
Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 11:56 |
Sunset | | 20:01 | | 01:01 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:26 | | 01:26 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Aug-2022 18:06:34 |
Local (UTC-5) | 19-Aug-2022 13:06:34 |
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METAR |
KELA | 191755Z AUTO 14013G16KT 10SM BKN006 OVC090 25/24 A2997 RMK AO2 P0001 60203 T02500243 10251 20235
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K66R 10nm W | 191755Z AUTO 13009KT 10SM SCT011 BKN070 OVC085 28/24 A2997 RMK AO2 60001 T02770235 10280 20233
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TAF |
KSGR 35nm E | 191230Z 1913/2012 VRB04KT P6SM -RA VCTS SCT025CB BKN100 TEMPO 1913/1914 VRB15G25KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN025CB FM191400 20007KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 FM191800 17007KT 6SM BR VCTS BKN060CB FM200000 VRB04KT P6SM FEW060 SCT100 FM200900 17003KT 6SM BR BKN250
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NOTAMs |
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