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KPSX Palacios Municipal Airport
Palacios, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: PSX
Lat/Long: 28-43-39.0000N / 096-15-03.4000W
28-43.650000N / 096-15.056667W
28.7275000 / -96.2509444
(estimated)
Elevation: 14 ft. / 4.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 08E (1965)
From city: 3 miles NW of PALACIOS, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 77465

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1943
Sectional chart: HOUSTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
FOR FP FILING CALL CXO FSS 1-800-992-7433.
NOTAMs facility: PSX (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS: 118.025 (361-972-0101)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 128.6/360.8 (PALACIOS RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PSXr119/3.7PALACIOS VORTAC117.3008E
VCTr099/39.7VICTORIA VOR/DME109.0006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PORT LAVACA074/23.151505EPKV .--. -.- ...-
BAY CITY228/25.334406EBYY -... -.-- -.--
WHARTON183/32.124506EARM .- .-. --

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
FUEL SELF-SERVICE WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 5001 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m
Surface: concrete, in poor condition
GRASS ON RUNWAY SFC.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 46.0
Double wheel: 58.0
Double tandem: 105.0
Runway edge markings: RY 08/26 MARKINGS VERY FADED.
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 28-43.823265N28-43.820233N
Longitude: 096-15.725210W096-14.788963W
Elevation: 10.8 ft.12.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 082 magnetic, 090 true262 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in poor condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. trees, 460 ft. from runway, 75 ft. both sides of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear20 ft. tree, 515 ft. from runway, 80 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 5001 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 46.0
Double wheel: 58.0
Double tandem: 105.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 28-43.843450N28-43.257858N
Longitude: 096-15.441088W096-14.781452W
Elevation: 12.3 ft.13.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 127 magnetic, 135 true307 magnetic, 315 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. tree, 633 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear15 ft. tree, 490 ft. from runway, 141 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear
3 FT POST 115 FT EAST OF CNTRLN FM THLD TO 80 FT.

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 5001 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 46.0
Double wheel: 58.0
Double tandem: 105.0
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 28-43.991812N28-43.166562N
Longitude: 096-14.802373W096-14.805822W
Elevation: 11.1 ft.13.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 172 magnetic, 180 true352 magnetic, 000 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF PALACIOS
PO BOX 845
PALACIOS, TX 77465
Phone 361-972-3605
Manager: PEGGY GEORGI
PO BOX 845
PALACIOS, TX 77465
Phone 361-972-3605
CITY ADMIN.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 12
Single engine airplanes: 9
Helicopters: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 57/week *
49% military
33% local general aviation
17% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 21 May 2011

Instrument Procedures

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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
GPS RWY 13   download (157KB)
VOR RWY 13   download (196KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (37KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPKV - Calhoun County Airport (23 nm W)
KBYY - Bay City Municipal Airport (25 nm NE)
KARM - Wharton Regional Airport (32 nm N)
KVCT - Victoria Regional Airport (36 nm W)
KLBX - Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (47 nm NE)
  
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Aerial photo of KPSX (Palacios Municipal Airport)
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Photo taken 04-Jun-2006
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From to KPSX

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4212:42
Sunrise07:0613:06
Sunset18:1300:13
Evening civil twilight18:3700:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Feb-2012 14:33:07
Local (UTC-6)  13-Feb-2012 08:33:07
 
METAR
KPSX 131353Z AUTO 15014KT 3SM -RA BR SCT008 BKN012 OVC019 16/16 A2998 RMK AO2 RAB21 SLP152 P0000 T01560156
TAF
KVCT 
37nm W 		131121Z 1312/1412 14012KT 4SM -RA BR VCTS OVC015CB TEMPO 1315/1318 2SM RA BKN010 FM132000 19015KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 FM140000 22005KT P6SM SCT035 FM140400 22003KT 5SM BR FEW030 FM140700 15003KT 2SM BR BKN005
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Palacios Municipal Airport 361-972-2400
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100LL
SS $5.25 
 Updated 14-Dec-2011
  
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SS=Self service
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