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KELA Eagle Lake Airport
Eagle Lake, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: ELA
Lat/Long: 29-36-02.0000N / 096-19-19.0000W
29-36.033333N / 096-19.316667W
29.6005556 / -96.3219444
(estimated)
Elevation: 184 ft. / 56.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06E (1985)
From city: 1 mile NE of EAGLE LAKE, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 77434

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1949
Sectional chart: HOUSTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
FOR FP FILING CALL CXO FSS 1-800-833-5602
NOTAMs facility: CXO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SAT 0900-1800
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 281-541-5419.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET LOW; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 128.6/360.8 (PALACIOS RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ELAr176/3.7EAGLE LAKE VOR/DME116.4008E
IDUr142/24.7INDUSTRY VORTAC110.2008E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WHARTON331/22.624506EARM .- .-. --
HULL262/34.838805ESGR ... --. .-.
BRENHAM170/37.436206EBNH -... -. ....

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A MOGAS
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 3801 x 60 ft. / 1159 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 29-36.350400N29-35.730517N
Longitude: 096-19.377867W096-19.268967W
Elevation: 183.8 ft.183.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 165 magnetic, 171 true345 magnetic, 351 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: 16 ft. tree, 620 ft. from runway, 107 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear15 ft. tree, 305 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
3 FT BRUSH FROM THLD TO 200 FT, 240 FT RIGHT OF EXTENDED CNTRLN.

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: RON HOLLAND
PO BOX 38
EAGLE LAKE, TX 77434
Phone 979-234-7707
CITY MGR.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 24
Single engine airplanes: 23
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 36/day *
76% local general aviation
24% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007

Additional Remarks

RY 17/35 UNMARKED.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (162KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (165KB)
VOR RWY 17   download (131KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (26KB)

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 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2012:20
Sunrise06:4512:45
Sunset17:3323:33
Evening civil twilight17:5823:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 14:36:30
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 08:36:30
 
METAR
KARM 
23nm SE 
081405Z AUTO 06006KT 4SM BR SCT003 BKN010 BKN028 22/20 A3003 RMK AO2 T02150202
KTME 
25nm NE 
081355Z AUTO 3 1/2SM A3004 RMK A01 PWINO PNO FZRANO TSNO RVRNO
KSGR 
35nm E 
081417Z 08007KT 8SM OVC011 21/19 A3005 RMK AO2
K11R 
37nm N 
081400Z AUTO 08003KT 3SM BR BKN005 OVC008 20/19 A3007 RMK AO2
K3T5 
37nm NW 
081405Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM OVC008 19/17 A3004 RMK AO2 T01860170
KAXH 
44nm E 
081401Z AUTO 09005KT 5SM HZ OVC010 21/ A3004 RMK AO2 T0206
KBYY 
45nm SE 
081405Z AUTO 04005KT 4SM BR BKN012 OVC024 22/21 A3002 RMK AO2 T02180212
TAF
KSGR 
35nm E 
081122Z 0812/0912 10005KT P6SM BKN009 OVC015 FM081500 07010KT P6SM BKN015 OVC150 FM081700 09011KT P6SM BKN025 OVC150 FM082100 09014KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC120 TEMPO 0821/0901 P6SM -RA BKN020 FM090300 06009KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 OVC100 FM090800 06005KT 5S
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