FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SOA |
| Lat/Long: | 30-35-08.5000N / 100-38-54.8000W 30-35.141667N / 100-38.913333W 30.5856944 / -100.6485556 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2140 ft. / 652.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08E (1995) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of SONORA, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 76950 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1958 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN ANTONIO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SOA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 MGRS LIVE ON ARPT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET MED INTST ONLY. ACTVT PVASI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.075 (325-387-3801) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 125.75/346.4 (ROCK SPRINGS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RSGr322/38.7 | | ROCKSPRINGS VORTAC | | 111.20 | | 10E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SONORA | | at field | | 371 | | 08E | | SOA | ... --- .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4037 x 60 ft. / 1230 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 30-35.469805N | | 30-34.814092N |
| Longitude: | 100-38.846922W | | 100-38.981115W |
| Elevation: | 2139.2 ft. | | 2135.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 190 true | | 002 magnetic, 010 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 93 ft. | | 601 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway 6-15 FT FENCE 20 FT FROM RY END ACROSS THLD. | | 40 ft. pole, 200 ft. from runway, 239 ft. left of centerline +8 FT FENCE 90 FT FM THLD 0B; +25 FT RD 150 FT FM THLD 0B; +50 FT POLE 32 FT FM THLD 233 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SONORA 201 E MAIN ST SONORA, TX 76950 Phone 325-387-2558 |
| Manager: | LEONARD LEINFELDER 201 E MAIN ST SONORA, TX 76950 Phone 325-387-2558 AIRPORT PHONE: 325-387-2447. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 27/week * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 29 July 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ARPT CLSD TO ACFT 12500 LBS AND OVER. |
| - | 400 FT AGL TETHERED BALLOON 25 NM SE SR-SS. |
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 |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 18 | |
download (192KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (25KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOZA - Ozona Municipal Airport (30 nm W)
KECU - Edwards County Airport (46 nm SE)
KJCT - Kimble County Airport (46 nm E)
KSJT - San Angelo Regional Airport/Mathis Field (47 nm N)
E41 - Reagan County Airport (56 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:01 | | 13:01 |
| Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 13:26 |
| Sunset | | 18:28 | | 00:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:53 | | 00:53 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 13:34:09 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 07:34:09 |
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| METAR |
| KSOA | 131235Z AUTO 20005KT 2SM BR OVC001 04/03 A3003 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
| KSOA | 131120Z 1312/1412 18006KT 2SM BR OVC003 FM131600 23011KT P6SM BKN012 FM131700 24011G18KT P6SM SCT030 FM140000 25006KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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