FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MRF |
| Lat/Long: | 30-22-15.9700N / 104-01-03.3110W
30-22.266167N / 104-01.055183W
30.3711028 / -104.0175864
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4849 ft. / 1478.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of MARFA, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 79843 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | EL PASO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MRF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT DAYLIGHT HOURS, ALL SUN 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, LANDING FEE FOR ACFT WITH MAX GROSS WEIGHT OF 40,000 LBS & OVER. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 134.025 (432-729-3364) |
| WX AWOS-3 at E38 (17 nm E): | 119.025 (432-837-9613) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC ON FREQS 135.875/292.15 (FORT STOCKTON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MRFr312/5.4 | | MARFA VOR/DME | | 115.90 | | 11E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BREWSTER COUNTY | | 246/19.9 | | 412 | | 09E | | BWR | -... .-- .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 6214 x 75 ft. / 1894 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 30-22.684567N | | 30-21.955883N |
| Longitude: | 104-01.529833W | | 104-00.698700W |
| Elevation: | 4840.3 ft. | | 4829.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 125 magnetic, 135 true | | 305 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left | | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 5307 x 75 ft. / 1618 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 30-21.942500N | | 30-22.558333N |
| Longitude: | 104-01.227333W | | 104-00.509667W |
| Elevation: | 4827.3 ft. | | 4848.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 035 magnetic, 045 true | | 215 magnetic, 225 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 4 ft. brush, 250 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 2825 x 60 ft. / 861 x 18 m |
| Surface: | dirt, in poor condition
ROUGH. |
| Runway edge markings: | THR MKRS ONLY; WHITE AUTO TIRES. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 30-22.176200N | | 30-22.176217N |
| Longitude: | 104-01.544317W | | 104-01.010967W |
| Elevation: | 4825.0 ft. | | 4836.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 5 ft. fence, 132 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PRESIDIO COUNTY
BOX 691
MARFA, TX 79843
Phone 432-729-4452 |
| Manager: | DANNY WATTS
PO BOX 606
MARFA, TX 79843
Phone 432-295-0147
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
AFT HRS PHONE NUMBER 432-729-3102. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 51 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 36 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 6 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 41/day * | | 67% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 23 April 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 104 FT AGL UNLGTD WATER TOWER 1800 FT S OF AER 30. |
| - | GLIDER OPNS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 30 | |
download (156KB) |
| VOR RWY 30 | |
download (180KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply **NEW** | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
E38 - Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (17 nm E)
KVHN - Culberson County Airport (57 nm NW)
KFST - Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (66 nm NE)
KPEQ - Pecos Municipal Airport (66 nm NE)
E01 - Roy Hurd Memorial Airport (92 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 06-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunrise | | 07:01 | | 12:01 |
| Sunset | | 21:01 | | 02:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:28 | | 02:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 11:40:41 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Jul-2008 06:40:41 |
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| METAR |
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| KMRF | 061115Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3007 RMK AO1
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KE38
17nm E | 061105Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM CLR 16/15 A3000 RMK AO2
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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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