FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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 |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| 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 ATTN: 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (218KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 18 | |
download (209KB) |
| NDB RWY 36 | |
download (191KB) |
| 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 10-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 12:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 13:10 |
| Sunset | | 18:04 | | 00:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:29 | | 00:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 06:12:10 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Feb-2010 00:12:10 |
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| METAR |
| KPSN | 100546Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A3035 RMK AO2 T10101032 10047 21018 400651018
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| TAF |
KTYR 39nm NE | 100520Z 1006/1106 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM101300 06005KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250 FM110100 11003KT P6SM BKN060 OVC150
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