FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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: | 422.6 ft. / 128.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (2005) |
| From city: | 4 miles NW of PALESTINE, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | 0800-1700 FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 903-724-2225 FOR PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 09/27 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-DAWN, MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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: | 31-47.322702N | | 31-46.497233N |
| Longitude: | 095-42.375833W | | 095-42.384615W |
| Elevation: | 413.0 ft. | | 409.5 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 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) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 32 ft. tree, 733 ft. from runway, 292 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 20 ft. trees, 315 ft. from runway, 197 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4002 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 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 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 31-46.624400N | | 31-46.618032N |
| Longitude: | 095-42.762512W | | 095-41.989840W |
| Elevation: | 422.5 ft. | | 387.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 0.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 087 magnetic, 091 true | | 267 magnetic, 271 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. trees, 776 ft. from runway, 82 ft. left of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear | | 30 ft. trees, 311 ft. from runway, 101 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear |
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 TIM PERRY. |
| Manager: | TIM PERRY 1278 CR 421 PALESTINE, TX 75803 Phone 903-723-0111 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 34 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2012 | |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (197KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (186KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 18 | |
download (179KB) |
| NDB RWY 36 | |
download (155KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (70KB) |
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 Mike Buoy
Taken in August 2012
looking north.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunrise | | 07:28 | | 12:28 |
| Sunset | | 18:49 | | 23:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:14 | | 00:14 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 23:28:22 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 18:28:22 |
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| METAR |
| KPSN | 162255Z AUTO 34007KT 2 1/2SM BR BKN007 OVC011 11/11 A3002 RMK AO2 T01150108
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| TAF |
KTYR 39nm NE | 161720Z 1618/1718 01010KT P6SM BKN005 FM170400 35006KT P6SM OVC015 FM170900 33004KT P6SM BKN100 FM171500 36006KT P6SM SKC
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