FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TDW |
| Lat/Long: | 35-10-11.6000N / 101-49-33.1000W
35-10.193333N / 101-49.551667W
35.1698889 / -101.8258611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3649 ft. / 1112.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of AMARILLO, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 79118 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1963 |
| Sectional chart: | DALLAS-FT WORTH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474] |
| NOTAMs facility: | FTW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2200
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 806-376-1008; CALL AFT ARR. |
| Pattern altitude: | 4649 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 05/23 & 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| AMARILLO APPROACH: | 119.5 |
| ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC APPROACH: | 121.15 |
| AMARILLO DEPARTURE: | 119.5 |
| ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC DEPARTURE: | 121.15 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 125.4 |
| WX ASOS at AMA (7 nm NE): | PHONE 806-335-1060 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC ON FREQS 127.85/351.7 (AMARILLO RCAG) WHEN AMARILLO APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PNHr230/7.3 | | PANHANDLE VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 08E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PANDE | | 316/1.7 | | 251 | | 09E | | AM | .- -- |
| HEREFORD | | 044/30.9 | | 341 | | 09E | | HRX | .... .-. -..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5098 x 60 ft. / 1554 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | NO CNTRLN STRIPE. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 35-10.685687N | | 35-09.845475N |
| Longitude: | 101-49.586512W | | 101-49.584298W |
| Elevation: | 3648.5 ft. | | 3639.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 172 magnetic, 180 true | | 352 magnetic, 360 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 290 ft. | | 289 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 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: | 6 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 136 ft. right of centerline
+4 FT FENCE AT RY END 0B; ROAD AT 52 FT. | | 35 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline
+4 FT FENCE AT RY END 0B; ROAD AT 50 FT. |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 05/23 NBRS FADED, NO CNTRLN.
NRS FADED, NO CNTRLN. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 35-09.930378N | | 35-10.207658N |
| Longitude: | 101-49.743048W | | 101-49.244647W |
| Elevation: | 3642.6 ft. | | 3626.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 056 true | | 228 magnetic, 236 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 4 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 160 ft. right of centerline
+4 FT FENCE 162 FT RIGHT CNTRLN AT THLD. | | none |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | PERI |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | TRADEWIND LLC
4105 TRADEWIND RD.
AMARILLO, TX 79118
Phone 806-376-1008 |
| Manager: | LES BYRAM
4105 TRADEWIND ROAD
AMARILLO, TX 79118
Phone 806-376-1008 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 95 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 80 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 90/day * | | 51% | local general aviation | | 48% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| A23 | RIGHT TFC PATS ESTABD TO AVOID AMARILLO INTL ILS FINAL APCH COURSE. |
| - | RY 05/23 PERIMETER FENCE OBSTRUCTS PRIM SFC. |
| - | RY 17/35 PERIMETER FENCE OBSTRUCTS PRIM SFC. |
| - | HOUSING AND SCHOOL SURROUNDS RY 23 END. |
| A52-H1 | 35 FT PLINE (MKD) 325 FT SOUTH OF HELIPAD. |
| A44 | HEIGHT MEASURED AT DSPLCD THR. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 35 **CHANGED** | |
download (190KB) |
| NDB-A **CHANGED** | |
download (217KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAMA - Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (7 nm NE)
T45 - Panhandle-Carson County Airport (25 nm NE)
KHRX - Hereford Municipal Airport (31 nm SW)
KBGD - Hutchinson County Airport (38 nm NE)
KDUX - Moore County Airport (42 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 18-Jan-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Oct-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:26 | | 12:26 |
| Sunrise | | 07:52 | | 12:52 |
| Sunset | | 19:16 | | 00:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:41 | | 00:41 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Oct-2008 08:11:06 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 11-Oct-2008 03:11:06 |
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| METAR |
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KAMA
7nm NE | 110753Z AUTO 18018KT 10SM CLR 19/14 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP079 T01890139
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| TAF |
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KAMA
7nm NE | 110520Z 110606 17015G25KT P6SM SCT100 FM1700 17015G25KT P6SM FEW030CB BKN070 FM0100 17015KT 5SM SHRA BR BKN020
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| NOTAMs |
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