FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PSN |
| Lat/Long: | 31-46-46.9000N / 095-42-22.7000W 31-46.781667N / 095-42.378333W 31.7796944 / -95.7063056 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 423 ft. / 128.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (2005) |
| From city: | 4 miles NW of PALESTINE, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 75801 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474] |
| NOTAMs facility: | PSN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1800, ALL SUN 1000-1500 FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 903-723-0111 FOR PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.025 (903-729-3641) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 135.25/265.1 (FRANKSTON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FZTr201/19.8 | | FRANKSTON VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 06E |
| CQYr127/35.7 | | CEDAR CREEK VORTAC | | 114.80 | | 06E |
| TYRr198/37.8 | | TYLER VOR/DME | | 114.20 | | 06E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5005 x 100 ft. / 1526 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 | | Double tandem: | 135.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 31-47.322750N | | 31-46.497233N |
| Longitude: | 095-42.375817W | | 095-42.384617W |
| Elevation: | 413.4 ft. | | 409.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 181 true | | 357 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 34 ft. trees, 267 ft. from runway, 252 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear +6-20 FT BRUSH AND TREES 30-100 FT FM END OF RY 230 FT LEFT. |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4003 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 | | Double tandem: | 135.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 31-46.624417N | | 31-46.618033N |
| Longitude: | 095-42.762500W | | 095-41.989650W |
| Elevation: | 422.9 ft. | | 388.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 0.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 087 magnetic, 091 true | | 267 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway +5-12 FT BRUSH ACROSS APCH 195 FT FM THLD. | | 28 ft. trees, 285 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear +6 FT BRUSH 105 FT FM THLD ACROSS APCH. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PALESTINE 504 N QUEEN PALESTINE, TX 75801 Phone 903-731-8423 CONTACT RON SULLIVAN. |
| Manager: | TONI GRASER 1278 CR 421 PALESTINE, TX 75803 Phone 903-723-0111 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 27 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 16 September 2008 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (219KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 18 | |
download (212KB) |
| NDB RWY 36 | |
download (192KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (24KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
F44 - Athens Municipal Airport (24 nm N)
KJSO - Cherokee County Airport (25 nm E)
KDKR - Houston County Airport (32 nm SE)
KTYR - Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (38 nm NE)
KCRS - C David Campbell Field-Corsicana Municipal Airport (38 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by John Dorsett
Taken in August 2007
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 12:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 13:08 |
| Sunset | | 18:07 | | 00:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:32 | | 00:32 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 16:15:10 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 10:15:10 |
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| METAR |
| KPSN | 131455Z AUTO 10007KT 10SM OVC017 02/01 A3008 RMK AO2 P0001
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| TAF |
KTYR 39nm NE | 131142Z 1312/1412 09006KT P6SM -RAPL SCT030 OVC060 FM131500 13011KT 5SM -RA SCT020 OVC030 FM131800 15009KT 3SM -SHRA BR SCT010 OVC020 FM132100 16007KT 2SM RA BR OVC010 FM140000 15006KT 2SM -DZ BR OVC006 FM140600 17005KT 2SM -DZ BR OVC003
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| NOTAMs |
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