FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MWL |
| Lat/Long: | 32-46-53.7800N / 098-03-36.6300W 32-46.896333N / 098-03.610500W 32.7816056 / -98.0601750 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 974 ft. / 297 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 06E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of MINERAL WELLS, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 76067 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | DALLAS-FT WORTH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474] |
| NOTAMs facility: | MWL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2200 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.075 (940-325-2457) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 127.0/360.6 (MINERAL WELLS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MQPr307/4.6 | | MILLSAP VORTAC | | 117.70 | | 09E |
| JENr340/38.4 | | GLEN ROSE VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BRAZOS RIVER | | 113/20.5 | | 280 | | 07E | | GZV | --. --.. ...- |
| GRAHAM | | 129/31.8 | | 371 | | 07E | | GHX | --. .... -..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 940-328-7770. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5996 x 100 ft. / 1828 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 145.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 32-47.245533N | | 32-46.539000N |
| Longitude: | 098-03.856867W | | 098-03.037833W |
| Elevation: | 913.0 ft. | | 969.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% UP | | 1.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 130 magnetic, 136 true | | 310 magnetic, 316 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 300 ft. | | 400 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 27 ft. trees, 408 ft. from runway, 271 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear | | 12 ft. tree, 350 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4188 x 100 ft. / 1277 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 145.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 32-47.247200N | | 32-46.556600N |
| Longitude: | 098-03.839883W | | 098-03.848617W |
| Elevation: | 913.9 ft. | | 955.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 175 magnetic, 181 true | | 355 magnetic, 001 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 286 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 31 ft. trees, 545 ft. from runway, 16 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 64 ft. trees, 445 ft. from runway, 290 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear RWY 35 +64 FT TREES, DISTANCE 731 FT, 290 FT LEFT; APCH SLOPE 11:1 BASED ON DSPLCD THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF MINERAL WELLS PO BOX 460 MINERAL WELLS, TX 76068 Phone 940-328-7700 |
| Manager: | BOBBY BATEMAN PO BOX 460 MINERAL WELLS, TX 76068 Phone 940-328-7808 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 78 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 65 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 62/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 11 August 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FORT WORTH ARTCC & FLT SVCS. |
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 |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 31 | |
download (213KB) |
| GPS RWY 31 | |
download (229KB) |
| VOR RWY 31 | |
download (230KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (25KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KWEA - Parker County Airport (19 nm E)
F35 - Possum Kingdom Airport (21 nm NW)
KGDJ - Granbury Regional Airport (24 nm SE)
KXBP - Bridgeport Municipal Airport (26 nm NE)
50F - Bourland Field Airport (27 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Nisarg Vyas
Photo taken 07-Sep-2008
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 12:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 12:57 |
| Sunset | | 17:35 | | 23:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:01 | | 00:01 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 14:15:26 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 08:15:26 |
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| METAR |
| KMWL | 081353Z AUTO 13004KT 5SM BR CLR 14/14 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP175 P0001 T01440139
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| TAF |
KFTW 35nm E | 081129Z 0812/0912 15007KT P6SM SCT010 BKN120 TEMPO 0814/0817 4SM BR BKN010 FM081700 15009KT P6SM SCT012 BKN025 FM082100 15010KT P6SM SCT035 BKN100 FM090800 14007KT 4SM BR BKN006
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| NOTAMs |
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